March 2022, UCC in Focus
A moment at church allowed me to let go and cry for my mother
I didn't shed a tear when when she was diagnosed, or when we celebrated her 65th birthday two weeks before her surgery
Opinion
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Spirituality
Why John Shelby Spong was not a progressive Christian voice
If Spong’s writings represent the best that Progressive Christianity has to offer, then clearly the movement isn’t what it claims to be
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Ethical Living, January/February 2022
The day I took a stand against anti-Muslim hate
People thought I knew about courage, but at 68, I had never taken a stand
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Justice, March 2022
Gay bars are disappearing
Let’s remember and preserve these formative queer spaces
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Ethical Living, March 2022
The world and the church have to understand how much they need elder seniors
There is a wealth of wisdom, experience and spiritual insight that now is vanishing down the social drainpipe
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Ethical Living
My records were my prized collection, until I sold most of them
My vinyl helped me feel secure, but I no longer need it
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Ethical Living, January/February 2022
How facing my childhood bully helped me find my voice
The author didn't submit to a fellow 10-year-old who had turned his personal forest retreat into a place of panic
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January/February 2022, Justice
My late daughter inspired me to become an animal rights activist
91-year-old Bill Russell reflects on his daughter Regan’s legacy
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Ethical Living, January/February 2022
Baseball helped me feel connected to my dad, even after his death
In the eight years since he passed, our conversation about the game has continued
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Justice
My Catholic church didn’t support me as I went through in vitro fertilization
But I saw God everywhere during my IVF journey
