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The Story of the “Crazy” Son : the Prodigal Son through new lenses (Part 1)

February 11, 2019 By Rev. Dr. Tim Ahrens

The Story of the Prodigal Son.  We know this story – right?  At least we assume we know it. Just, we assume we know the family living next door to us or our own family for that matter. But, stories we believe we know and love are often left unprodded, unchallenged and uninteresting. The same […]

Filed Under: Grace & Forgiveness, Mental Health Tagged With: Mental Health Network, Prodigal Son, UCC, United Church of Christ

Anger

February 4, 2019 By Rev. Kirk Moore (he, him, his)

When they heard this, all in the synagogue were filled with rage. Luke 4:28 Have you ever gotten angry at church? How about at things that happen at or about church?  Or maybe you’ve gotten angry about something entirely different. For a while — everyone loved Jesus. Until he started to say things they didn’t […]

Filed Under: Mental Health Tagged With: anger, Luke 4:21-30, Mental Health Network, toxicity, UCC, United Church of Christ

Fear Not

January 28, 2019 By Rev. Dr. Rachael Keefe

written by Rachael Keefe – reprinted from her blog, Write Out of Left Field. “You are going to hell.” I was about fourteen the first time someone said this to me. I had attended a youth group meeting with a friend at a conservative church. After the meeting one of the kids asked me if […]

Filed Under: Grace & Forgiveness, Love Tagged With: Fear, Love, Mental Health Network, UCC, United Church of Christ

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