Commentary: Shutting Down Did Not Shut Us Up
Just weeks ago we experienced a three-day government shutdown. The U.S. government ran out of money...
Read MoreJust weeks ago we experienced a three-day government shutdown. The U.S. government ran out of money...
Read MoreIn a single day last week: The President tweeted out his opposition, and then support, for a...
Read MoreWhen we think of justice advocacy, we often think actions such as writing letters to congress,...
Read More"When they saw that the star had stopped, they were overwhelmed with joy." (Matthew: 2:10) The...
Read MoreSexual violence against women is not new. Stories are disturbingly abundant in our ancient texts...
Read MoreGrowing up, my siblings and I made many New Year's resolutions at the closing of each year. Some of...
Read MoreIn December of 1993 a paving stone was hurled through 5-year-old, Isaac Schnitzer's bedroom window...
Read MoreA few years ago I sat around a table with my colleagues at the national offices of the United...
Read MoreGlobal movements of people always have been a reality. Today, displacement is accelerating because...
Read MoreOn the evening of October 1st, a lone gunman opened fire on a crowd in Las Vegas, killing 58...
Read MoreAs a longtime advocate for just immigration reform, I have been following and amplifying the call...
Read MoreAs Congress takes up a long-promised bill to reform our federal taxes, we are once again thrust...
Read MoreIn the past year, I have visited with our global mission partners in the Middle East, in Colombia,...
Read MoreRecently a friend mentioned that they needed health insurance, but weren't sure if they could still...
Read MoreIn the Caribbean people look up and see God in the winds. They sense God's overwhelming presence in...
Read MoreAs people of faith, members of the United Church of Christ are committed to loving creation, our...
Read More"No ban, no raids, no wall." This is the chant that was born out of the first Muslim and refugee...
Read MoreThe First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution prohibits the government from thwarting the exercise...
Read MoreIt has been so sad to watch the destruction Hurricanes Harvey and Irma have wreaked on Houston,...
Read More"Hope is definitely not the same thing as optimism. It is not the conviction that something will...
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