Walter Rauschenbusch called Washington Gladden, “The Father of the Social Gospel Movement.” He was right. From 1882-1918, Dr. Gladden was Senior Minister of First Congregational Church in downtown, Columbus, Ohio. He was a prolific author. He was a champion of justice. First Congregational UCC opened the first Social Justice Park in America in his honor […]
Hope
Gaudete by David Finnegan-Hosey
How to talk about joy? How to talk about joy as someone whose Advent walk is always in the familiar company of anxiety and depression? How to talk about joy as someone who flinches at suggestions of forced jolliness, who has become hyper-aware of the tendency of churches to try to force positivity as a […]
Christmas Lights by Bob Griggs
At our house the first official act of Christmas preparation is finding the strings of outdoor Christmas lights from last year and saying a silent prayer that they’ll light again this year. They didn’t, so we had to pop for new ones this year. As you can see from the picture, we also have two […]
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