Witness for Justice

An angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream and said, “Get up, take the child and his...

What lessons are we hoping to teach our children when, day after day, they are confronted with...

Last year for Christmas, my parents got an amaryllis plant. If you’ve never seen amaryllis bulbs,...

Last week, as closing arguments began in the latest trial of Dr. Scott Warren, the organization he...

The Gospel of Luke records the parable of the Good Samaritan, the story a man who has been...

Imagine if the life you have built through hard work was stripped away. You can no longer drive to...

A few weeks ago the phone rang. “This is Velda, with whom do I have the pleasure of speaking?”...

They shall beat their swords into plowshares,and their spears into pruning hooks;nation shall not...

Woe to those who make unjust laws,to those who issue oppressive decrees,to deprive the poor of...

During the past weeks, as I have watched the leaves turn to vibrant shades of red, yellow, orange...

Prophets provoke a reckoning, a moment of truth that cannot be denied. The illusion of...

An article about the prevalence of rape in the U.S. recently came across my news feed. I’m not...

“Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I fear no evil.” (Psalm 23:4,...

According to Omid Safi, “love is justice embodied.” When following Jesus’ teachings to love...

A few weeks ago, I had the privilege of traveling with UCC National staff colleagues to the Wild...

On Tuesday, August 6, with much of the news understandably focused on the aftermath of the tragic...

In July, the U.S. President reacted to four U.S. Congresswomen’s critiques of certain...

One of the things I love most about the United Church of Christ is the professed wideness of our...