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BENT But Not BROKEN by Bishop Allyson Abrams, PhD

February 20, 2023 By Bishop Allyson Abrams, PhD

As a child I really loved a creative toy called “Slinky”. It was a piece of medal that had been reshaped to form circles, creating a spring. These circles would allow it to go down steps, jump off counters, etc. It was an amazing toy. One day with one of my Slinkys I attempted to […]

Filed Under: Depression, Faith, Mental Health, Mental Health Network, self care, Support, UCC, United Church of Christ

“Stranger Things” Has Come to Church By Rev. Dr. Tim Ahrens

October 17, 2022 By Rev. Dr. Tim Ahrens

Beginning on Netflix in July 2016, Stranger Things is a psychological thriller set in the fictional rural town of Hawkins, Indiana, during the 1980s. The nearby Hawkins National Laboratory ostensibly performs scientific research for the United States Department of Energy, but secretly does experiments into the paranormal and supernatural, including those that involve human test subjects – all of whom are […]

Filed Under: clergy, COVID-19, Faith, LGBTQ, Mental Health, Mental Health Network, Pandemic, Stress, UCC, United Church of Christ

Finding Solace by Rev Jennifer Stuart, LICSW

March 28, 2022 By Jennifer Stuart

i thank You God for most this amazing day: for the leaping greenly spirits of trees and a blue true dream of sky; and for everything which is natural which is infinite which is yes  (E. E. Cummings) I have always found healing in nature. During times of desolation, I find comfort in the enormity […]

Filed Under: Community, COVID-19, Faith, Mental Health, Mental Health Network, UCC, United Church of Christ

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