Showing all posts by tag "faith"
Thoughts on Freedom
March 1st, 2023
From Bishop Yvette Flunder (she, her)
These were some of my takeaways from a message by the bishop on MLK Day. She used the story of the Israelites' escape from Egypt and their growth during their wilderness wandering as a starting point.
There are so many thoughts here...
3 Things to Know About UCOM's Faith
February 1st, 2023
1. Faith is not a static nebulous noun. It is an action verb.
It is not what we think or feel or even believe. It is the activity that reveals our essence.
This kind of faith is not orthodoxy (saying or believing prescribed doctrines). It is orthopraxis...
Plant, Water, Weed, Repeat
April 2nd, 2022
“Plant, water, weed, water, weed, weed, water, weed…” That’s what Trisha Belbot, UCOM’s Growing Green Neighbors Manager, replied when I asked her how to have a successful garden.
Then she added, “Know what you are doing and harvest at the right time....
Strongmen?
March 1st, 2022
I don’t know enough about international affairs, history, and geopolitics to write about Russia’s invasion into Ukraine. My problem is that I can’t think about anything else right now. I do have a certain amount of education in morals and ethics that makes me feel qualified...
Advocating for Equity
February 1st, 2022
A school board in Tennessee just voted 10-0 to ban a Pulitzer-prize winning book about the Holocaust.
A Jewish couple in Tennessee has been denied the opportunity to adopt a child with special needs. The tax-supported Christian adoption agency denied them because of their...
Happy new year?
January 1st, 2022
Here we are. A brand new year lies before us. My question is not so much “what are you going to do with this year“, but “how are you going to accomplish the things that you hope for, dream of, and need in this new year.”
Frankly,...
Now that's what I call love...
December 1st, 2021
Reprinted from December 12th, 2011
On what can hundreds of people from many Christian churches of various denominations...
Building the beloved community
January 1st, 2018
The Reverend Doctor Martin Luther King, Jr., spoke of the beloved community—a community where all are welcome and where human dignity and worth are the main criteria.
The beloved community is a place where everyone is valued and every gift appreciated. Not only are differences...
The greatest of these is love...
December 5th, 2017
What would it be like to live in a world motivated by love?
The United Church of Christ launched an initiative last year: 3 Great Loves. The “loves” are love of neighbors, of children, and of the earth. My first thought about this denomination-wide project was,...
