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Straying from the Goal by Hannah Campbell Gustafson

September 27, 2021 By Hannah Campbell Gustafson

It is always my goal to use a lectionary text to inspire my blog posts. But today, I’m going to stray from that. My “excuse” or reasoning is that my brain is consumed these days, and my exhaustion is real as well. My second daughter, Ruth, was born 9 weeks ago, and is a delightful […]

Filed Under: Community, Mental Health, Mental Health Network, Pandemic, UCC, United Church of Christ

Facing Reality by Jennifer Stuart

August 30, 2021 By Jennifer Stuart

Stephanie Spellers, in the new book, “Disruption, Decline, and New Hope for Beloved Community,” writes of the current state of church. Rev. Spellers, an Episcopalian priest and writer, recalls texting a friend last summer: “God is breaking open this church and pouring us out – pouring out privilege, pouring out empire, pouring out racism and […]

Filed Under: Community, Mental Health, Mental Health Network, Pandemic, People of Color, racism, Solidarity, UCC, United Church of Christ

Lent Means Spring by David Finnegan-Hosey

February 22, 2021 By David Finnegan-Hosey

I had mixed feelings presiding over Ash Wednesday services this year. For one thing, the COVID precautions we have instituted at the college where I serve as chaplain meant that we did not sing together and that, instead of the usual and meaningful act of imposing ashes on foreheads, we distributed ash in individual packets. […]

Filed Under: Anxiety, Hope, Lent, Mental Health Network, Pandemic, UCC, United Church of Christ

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