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April/May 2022, UCC in Focus | Theology
This Easter, let’s not worry that the United Church is dying
The Resurrection invites the church to live its ministry here and now
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December 2021, UCC in Focus | Religion
To do the work of Christmas, we have to ask ourselves how we fit into Jesus’ story
A seasonal message from Moderator Richard Bott
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April/May 2021, UCC in Focus | Society
What to do with your grief when a church closes
In his Easter message, Moderator Rt. Rev. Richard Bott reflects on disbanding and changing faith communities
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December 2020, UCC in Focus | Religion
This year, let’s take stock of how we celebrate the birth of Jesus
I wonder if we might take this as a year to let our Advent and Christmas lie fallow
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April 2020, UCC in Focus | Theology
A different take on the Stations of the Cross
Moderator Richard Bott has a more expansive way of thinking about the powerful Easter tradition
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December 2019, UCC in Focus | Religion
Richard Bott on the power of storytelling at Christmas
Even in a world like ours, one that is distant in time and space from the world Jesus was born into, the stories of his birth are important
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UCC in Focus | Theology
Easter is about more than just new life and hope
Moderator Rt. Rev. Richard Bott on the many ways of understanding the resurrection
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UCC in Focus | Theology
”Twas the Night Before Christmas’, reimagined
Moderator Richard Bott gives the holiday tale a whole new meaning with this story.
