Modern Slavery and Migration
When you picture people who have been trafficked and are now what we call “modern slaves”, who...
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Remember the power of love
In his Christmas Message, United Church of Christ General Minister and President the Rev. John C....
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November 2018
Rev. Holly MillerShank, the Ministerial Excellence, Support and Authorization Ministry Team Leader,...
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She became a “Pilgrim Circuit Rider”
In the 1920s a young high school teacher, born and raised on an Illinois farm, wanted to be a...
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Away in a Manger, No Crib for his Bed
Sweet Baby Jesus is in a caravan of travelers, heading north. He is tiny, carried by his tender...
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How Does it Feel to be a Problem
"How does it feel to be a problem?" Over a century ago, African American scholar W. E. B. DuBois...
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Commentary: We Need a Caravan of Compassion
I am deeply troubled by the continued escalation and racist rhetoric against Central American...
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The Good News: Morning Reads
If you are looking for where the divine is at work today in caring for God's creation, then check...
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Taking Flight Post-Election
As we emerge from this recent election season, I am drawn to the image of a butterfly emerging...
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Commentary: How Long Lord…How Long?
Last week Maurice E. Stallard and Vicki Lee Jones were murdered while shopping at a Kroger grocery...
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What Will You Leave Them?
The fight for our children's inheritance is going on trial. Juliana v. US and has been dubbed as,...
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Extending Extravagant Welcome to All
A powerful poem by Warsan Shire called Home has been circulating as a deeply heart-wrenching...
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Sermons in Support of Youth
As "the Trial of the Century" approaches its first day, pastors from around the country have...
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Sermon Title: Dominion Psalm 8 Today we Blessed our Animals and honored how much they mean to us....
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Jeremiah 1 BFC 2018 by the Rev. Michael Mulberry. Jeremiah 10: 12-13; 5:22; 4:24-28a; In Jeremiah...
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Commentary: Living While Black
Scripture teaches us that we were each made in the image of our divine creator and therefore we...
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James O’Kelly
Revolution was in the air. Between 1775 and 1783 colonial settlers in America fought a war that...
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JPANet November 2018 Newsletter
Getting to the Root of It We’ve asked UCC advocates to help us unpack the complex justice issues...
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Put Thoughts and Prayers into Action: Vote on November 6
Once again we are grieving lives lost senselessly to gun violence. The lives lost just this week to...
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Church Seeks to Build Butterfly Highway
Let the heavens rejoice, let the earth be glad; let the sea resound, and all that is in it. Let...
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