Commentary: Created in God’s Image
As a member of the LGBTQI community and as an ordained clergyperson in the United Church of Christ...
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JPANet March 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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Economic Justice for Women
The economic justice work of the United Church of Christ is a way to affirm and uplift the call of...
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New Insights about Antoinette Brown Blackwell
The United Church of Christ honors the life of Antoinette Brown Blackwell (1825-1921). In 1853...
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Commentary: Building Relationships Not Walls
Recently I had a political conversation with a friend in which we discussed the border wall....
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An Open Letter to the United Methodist Church
The United Church of Christ, an Open and Affirming Communion of the Body of Christ, practices a...
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What the Environmental Movement Can Learn from Fundamentalists
In moments of passion and enthusiasm, one can gain a glimpse of future potentials—both positive...
Read MoreCaring for Our Common Home: The Energy Innovation and Carbon Dividend Act
I am very concerned for the wellbeing of our planet. The time, effort, and money we provide...
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Commentary: Resist
As I sat down to write this piece, the notification came in that the president declared a national...
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February 2019
“This individual has a call to spiritual direction and wants to go into private practice – can...
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Commentary: Black History Month Reflection: Making Room in the Mess
“Racism is a philosophy based on contempt for life. It is the arrogant assertion that one race...
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Commentary: Ending the HIV Epidemic by 2030
With the 2019 National Week of Prayer for the Healing of HIV and AIDS just around the corner (March...
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JPANet February 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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State of the Union Response: Making a Way in the Wilderness
If one were to judge our state of the union based solely on the president’s speech last night, it...
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Creation Justice: Where Are You Called to Serve?
In Genesis, we find that our first call as people of faith is to tend to God’s creation. In...
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Clean and Affordable Energy: Small Group Discussion Guides
Public dialogue and action are urgently needed for our society to confront the intertwined...
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Commentary: Recovery as Discipleship
I could hear the distress in her voice. The pastor called me to talk about a serious problem....
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Lemuel Haynes: Recognized in Vermont in 2018
He was an illegitimate child in Puritan New England. His mother was a white servant girl and...
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A Pastoral Letter: That They May All Be One
Dear Partners in Christ: The vision of a body united –in purpose, in mission, in vision – is...
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