02/16/2020 - Jesus Shines Brighter
"It is winter, but Jesus is shining regardless of weather conditions." — Rev. Barbara Kershner
Devotionals
Devotionals
02/10/2020 - The Thief of Joy
"Comparison puts us into a fortress of judgment and limits the field of vision that we use." — Rev. ...
02/03/2020 - Engaging Turbulence
"When faced with turbulent times, are we called to turn inward, or are we called to actively engage?" — ...
01/27/2020 - The Door is Open — Come On In
"If the door seems closed, we should not give up and walk away, but take time to reflect on our lives and...
01/20/2020 - Ever Changing Call
"As we grow and learn and live, our call can shift right along with it."— Kevin Williams
01/13/2020 - Come and See
"'Come and see"... not a command, an invitation." — Rev. Sara Ofner-Seals
01/06/2020 - Wading in Deep Waters
"The past, it turns out, was prologue." — Rev. Max Grant
12/30/2019 - Spirit Among Us
Rev. Shepard Parsons shared a story of the Spirit shaping a difficult moment.
12/23/2019 - Paradoxical Christmas
"We cannot encounter the true joy of Christmas without also facing the sorrows born of loss, suffering ...
12/16/2019 - In Dreams
The Rev. Laura Fitzpatrick-Nager is a Senior Associate Minister at The First Congregational Church of Old...
12/09/2019 - Signs and Wonders
"As we celebrate the Prince of Peace, where exactly is the peace?" — Rev. Sue Foster
12/02/2019 - It’s a Wilderness Out There
"Too many of those we might turn to for help act more like Pharisees than The Baptists."—Rev. Pat Kriss
11/25/2019 - Still Here
"The “Son of Man” does not come to us with trumpets, but with the quiet insistence of a thief on a ...
11/18/2019 - The Good Old Days?
"Churches know a little something about pining for the good old days, don’t we?" — Rev. Dr. Jeffrey ...
11/11/2019 - Painful and Grace-filled
"It is now our calling my friends. It is a holy calling – one filled with grief and grace." — Rev. Matt ...
11/04/2019 - Children of God, Children of the Resurrection
"Remember who you are, and 'put feet on your prayers.'" — Rev. Zachary Mabe
10/28/2019 - Transforming Love
"I’m sometimes disappointed that transgression is not a fruit of the spirit." — Rev. Isaac Lawson
10/21/2019 - Seeing The Other
"The word 'immigrant' further divides us as a nation, making 'others' a more explicit notion that drifts ...
10/11/2019 - The Power of Persistence
"Church, we may grow weary at times, but let us take heart in the knowledge that we are not alone." — ...
10/04/2019 - Thankful for Healing
"Have we been healed? Have we thanked God for the healings?" — Rev. Lee Ireland
09/27/2019 - Take A Deep Breath
"Some of my best laughs came three years ago when I realized how frustrated I was getting at the lack of ...
09/23/2019 - Says Who?
"Ignoring the voices that make us uncomfortable is surely not the answer." — Rev. Alison Buttrick Patton
09/16/2019 - Prayers for Other and Ourselves
"When we pray for others we are also praying for ourselves." — Rev. Shepard Parsons
09/09/2019 - Mercy in the Middle
"We have a Mercy problem in America today." — Rev. Shawn Fisher
09/01/2019 - Incalculable
"The true costs of following a cal are incalculable." — Rev. Dr. Todd Grant Yonkman
08/26/2019 - Musical Chairs
Jesus plays a musical chairs of sorts on the community banquet. —Rev. Laura Fitzpatrick-Nager
08/19/2019 - Not Just A _____________
"You, child of God, are known and precious and way more than enough." — Rev. Erick Olsen
08/12/2019 - A House Divided
"I would have thought that Jesus wants us to all get along together, but this passage seems to say that ...
08/05/2019 - By Faith
"What is pulling at your heart today?" — Rev. Larissa Forsythe
07/29/2019 - Warning: Greed is Hazardous to Your Life
"Neither the size of one’s barns nor the value of one’s stock portfolio counts in God’s economy."—Rev. ...
07/22/2019 - Content Warning: Domestic Abuse
"The God that I serve and preach is one of relationships based on mutuality, empowerment, and ...
07/15/2019 - Less
"Jesus knows the hard work required to find time with God." —Rev. Sue Foster
07/08/2019 - Likewise
"We take a beat to try to understand what has shaped their views to be what they are today, and seek ...
07/01/2019 - No-Brianer
"If there ever was such a thing as a biblical “no-brainer”, the directions for what to do in order to be ...
06/24/2019 - Love Your Neighbor
Drew Page is the Digital Media Editor for the CT, MA, and RI Conferences of the UCC. Scripture: ...
06/17/2019 - Trapped In The Present
"Change is never easy. It is a disruption and most often we cannot imagine what will emerge from the ...
06/10/2019 - Never Give Up!
"Throughout our lives, we face trials and tribulations, and we need reminders that we are not alone and ...
06/03/2019 - Word Play
"What fun would it be to have one language and the same words?" — Rev. Dr. John Nelson
05/24/2019 - Here and Now
"Are the stories about this world or another?" — Rev. Dr. Brenda M. Pelc-Faszcza
05/20/2019 - A Little Less Faith
"Perhaps our greatest sin and failing is when we underestimate our own power in creating God’s Kin-dom." ...
05/13/2019 - I Give You a New Commandment
"God is working in the world! Caregivers are organizing!" — Rev. Frank Basler
05/06/2019 - Prepared For The Journey
"None of us truly know what God prepares for us in our journeys." — Rev. Candace Whitman
04/29/2019 - Stone-Blind
"There are those today who still choose to be zealous defenders of the faith of the God they have created...
04/22/2019 - Time To Believe
"Are the holes in the Earth not enough to make us believe?" — Drew Page
04/15/2019 - Known
"There is something very powerful in being known. There is something about the beauty when someone knows ...
04/08/2019 - Shouting Stones
"For centuries, pilgrims who travel to the sacred Isle of Iona have hiked out to St. Columba’s beach in ...
04/01/2019 - Mary's Hair
A lectionary poem by Rev. Timothy Haut
03/25/2019 - Prodigal
"This is what it means to be followers of Jesus: that when a child—any child—is in trouble, when a human ...
03/18/2019 - What We Deserve
"What if they didn’t deserve it?" — Rev. Jack Perkins Davidson
03/11/2019 - I Must
"These two words 'I MUST' have always struck me because they lead me to wonder: What are the I MUSTS in ...