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Christmas Lights by Bob Griggs

November 29, 2021 By Bob Griggs

At our house the first official act of Christmas preparation is finding the strings of outdoor Christmas lights from last year and saying a silent prayer that they’ll light again this year. They didn’t, so we had to pop for new ones this year. As you can see from the picture, we also have two […]

Filed Under: Advent & Christmas, Depression, Hope, Mental Health, Mental Health Network, UCC, United Church of Christ

Pandemic Walls: Depression, Anxiety, Trauma and Isolation by Jennifer Stuart

March 29, 2021 By Jennifer Stuart

In January of this year, there was a distinct weight. Perhaps you felt it, too? I texted a friend, “I think I am hitting a pandemic wall.” I felt strangely alone or at least, lonely. A profound sense of isolation began to set in. As shadows of past memories resurfaced, the inner dialogue of self-doubt […]

Filed Under: Anxiety, COVID-19, Depression, Easter, Hope, Lent, Mental Health, Mental Health Network, UCC, United Church of Christ

Resurrection by Rev. Megan Snell

March 22, 2021 By Rev. Dr. Ciarán Osborn (he/him)

Church done well can be a community of support and hope. Church can provide people with a sense of inclusion, identity and purpose. Church can be a place of resurrection. In my own ministry and preaching, I endeavor to remind people who they are (created, known, beloved), whose they are (God’s), and what they are […]

Filed Under: Advocacy, Bipolar Disorder, Church, clergy, Easter, Gratitude, Lent, Mental Health, Mental Health Network, UCC, United Church of Christ

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