The Power to Protest – and Speak Out
By TJ Harper, Associate for Racial Justice for the Massachusetts Conference, United Church of Christ. Follow justice and justice alone, so that you may live and...
Author: Fr. Peter
Sermon: Tensions in the Wilderness
This past week there was a lot of talk about the end of the world that was supposed to happen on the 23rd of September. Well, according to my calendar, ...
Sermon: The Fallacy of Divine Retribution
Last week I stood here, and I asked you to pray for those affected by Hurricane Harvey. This week I stand here, and I will ask you to keep all of those affecte...
Prayer in the Time of Natural Disaster
O God, you divided the waters of chaos at creation. In Christ, you stilled storms, raised the dead, and vanquished demonic powers. Tame the earthquake, wind, an...
UCC leaders saddened, angered by DACA elimination
September 05, 2017 Written by Connie Larkman The leaders of the United Church of Christ will continue to stand with and speak out on behalf of more than 800,000...
Sermon: Spirit Led Life
At a confirmation retreat, the sixty teenagers involved were asked to create a “covenant” that would govern their behavior towards ones another duri...
My Response to the Nashville Statement
On August 29, 2017 a group of Evangelical Christians (you know the ones who voted overwhelmingly for Donald Trump) calling themselves the Council on Biblical Ma...
Prayer After a Disaster
Prayer After a Disaster Gracious God, through your Son you have taught us that nothing in life or in death is able to separate us from your love. Look in mercy ...
Sermon: Do not be conformed to the World
There are words, everyday words, whose meaning has changed over time and sacrifice is just one of those words. In the opening verse of the passage we heard read...
What is the Point of Christianity?
It may sound a little strange for a Christian minister to be asking such a question, but I have indeed begun to ask myself this question over the last few month...