Commentary: Moving from Lament to Hope
This Sunday, May 14 is Mother's Day. Some families will gather in sacred and holy places of worship...
Read MoreThis Sunday, May 14 is Mother's Day. Some families will gather in sacred and holy places of worship...
Read MoreWe've all been doing a lot of marching lately. There have been so many major witnesses in DC this...
Read MoreFive years ago, the United Church of Christ attempted to alleviate hunger by engaging the entire...
Read MoreGood religion can be such a nuisance sometimes, especially for self-righteous lawmakers who prefer...
Read MoreIf you live in the Washington, D.C. metro area or have visited, you may have noticed the...
Read More"When Jesus came down from the hill, great crowds followed him. Then a man with a skin disease came...
Read MoreIncreasingly, the land of the brave is becoming the republic of fear. The list of people the Trump...
Read MoreA move is afoot in certain sectors of our society to put a permanent muffler on a special interest...
Read More"For I know the plans I have for you," declares the Lord, "plans to prosper you and not to harm...
Read MoreWe are a country whose citizens pledge "liberty and justice for all" and whose government is to be...
Read More"Anyone who hates a brother or sister is in the darkness and walks around in the darkness. They do...
Read MoreThere is a story we have told ourselves as a nation. It is the story of who America is, and it...
Read MoreSince the election of President Trump, the United Church of Christ has collectively engaged in an...
Read MoreA number of President Trump's nominees to key positions in his Administration seem like odd...
Read MoreI love the biblical story of the Exodus for both its literal and psychological representations of...
Read MoreClimate change is real. Human population growth is real. Resource depletion is real. What do we do...
Read MoreBy all accounts, tens of thousands of people - possibly hundreds of thousands, - will be in...
Read MoreIn this, the season of Epiphany, we honor the journey of the Magi to the Christ child. The Epiphany...
Read MoreThe United Church of Christ has a new prophetic calling in our new political reality. After a...
Read MoreThis has been a dark season for many. Every time I look at a screen (and they are everywhere - in...
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