We are now at the darkest time of the year, the time when the day is shortest and night the longest. We are also in a dark time in the country’s history. Delta, Omicron and supply chain shortages are now common terms in our daily lexicon. We are facing an unprecedented crisis in mental health. […]
Hope
Washington Gladden Loved Light, Having Come out of the Shadows of Death – By Rev. Dr. Tim Ahrens
Walter Rauschenbusch called Washington Gladden, “The Father of the Social Gospel Movement.” He was right. From 1882-1918, Dr. Gladden was Senior Minister of First Congregational Church in downtown, Columbus, Ohio. He was a prolific author. He was a champion of justice. First Congregational UCC opened the first Social Justice Park in America in his honor […]
Gaudete by David Finnegan-Hosey
How to talk about joy? How to talk about joy as someone whose Advent walk is always in the familiar company of anxiety and depression? How to talk about joy as someone who flinches at suggestions of forced jolliness, who has become hyper-aware of the tendency of churches to try to force positivity as a […]
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