Into the Mystic: The Movement of the Holy Spirit
It’s been 10 days since the end of our biennial General Synod gathering, and I am finally...
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Climate Change Morality and the Titanic: Preventing Disaster
Imagine that you could travel back in time with one chance to avert the sinking of the Titanic....
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Three Actions to Support the Carbon Dividend Act
The General Synod of the United Church of Christ, in June 2019, voted in favor of a resolution to...
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UCC Participates in FCC Proceeding on Space Debris
According to experts, we are just a few uncontrolled crashes away from creating enough debris...
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Commentary: Vibrant and Wonderfully Alive
June is Open and Affirming month in many of our churches and Pride month in many of our...
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5 Things You Can Do to Support the Green New Deal
What can churches and their members do to support the Green New Deal and actualize their care...
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Commentary: “We are all Marshallese”
The Marshall Islands have much to teach us about adapting to challenges like climate change. While...
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Preaching on the Green New Deal
Seven preachers known for their work in caring for Creation were each asked to offer a tip on how...
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Into the Mystic: For the Facing of this Hour
I was on the road last week at speaking at a large gathering when I opened the email that took my...
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Commentary: The Rise of Ghettos and Concentration Camps
I traveled to the US/Mexico Border as another migrant caravan arrived this winter. I worked to...
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Into the Mystic: Let’s Talk about God
Let’s talk about God. Early in my career as a minister, I walked into a Sunday School class and...
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Commentary: The Year of the Return
Chiseled on the wall nearing the exit of Elmina Slave Castle in Ghana are these words: In...
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JPANet June 2019 Newsletter
Getting to the Root of It We’ve asked UCC advocates to help us unpack the complex justice issues...
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Women’s Health and Reproductive Justice
Sarah was a sophomore in college when she found out that she was pregnant. This was before Roe v....
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Into the Mystic: Demerger
I am headed to Dresden, Germany this fall. I am invited to speak at the Synod gathering of the...
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Rev. Jonathan Fisher: A Frontier Minister who made a Difference
In 1762, a handful of New Englanders settled in what eventually became Blue Hill, Maine, a...
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Commentary: Are You Really Pro-Life?
In “Keep Your Head Up,” the late Tupac Shakur sang:“And since a man can't make oneHe has no...
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Churches as Laboratories of Love and Schools of Democracy
I have frequently thought of churches as laboratories of love—places in which we are constantly...
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Into the Mystic: Music Hath Charms
Music hath charms to soothe the savage breast. So wrote the British poet and playwright William...
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