A Recommendation: A Letter from Our Pastor
Dear Church Family and Friends, I would like to recommend to you the Bible, but not just any Bible. I want to recommend The Inclusive Bible: The First Egalitarian Translation.
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First New Testament Reading—Matthew 22: 1-14 Second New Testament Reading—Mathew 23: 13-15, 27-28 Four years ago I found myself visiting a variety of churches from different denominations Sunday after Sunday
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New Testament Scripture—Matthew 3:13-4:1 Normally, the scripture reading for today ends with the climatic conclusion of God speaking from the heavens, but this morning I thought it would be important
Continue readingGaza Humanitarian Crisis
A Church World Service (CWS) clinic in Shaja’ih, Gaza City was recently destroyed as the fighting there continues. (Photo: MECC/ACT) The death toll in Gaza from the 18-day Israeli military
Continue reading“Leave a Little Heaven Behind”: Adult Education Series
Scholar Cornel West recalls that his grandmother used to say, “If the Kingdom of God is within you, then everywhere you go, you ought to leave a little heaven behind.”
Continue readingUCC Urges Cease Fire in Gaza
United Church of Christ-supported Churches for Middle East Peace, a coalition of 22 national church bodies, is urging prompt action by the U.S. government to end the Gaza violence. In
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Let there be Peace… “Copyright by He Qi. All Rights Reserved. Used with Permission. Visit the He Qi Gallery at www.heqigallery.com to purchase quality art prints of his
Continue readingJUBILEE Holiday Night
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 12 Join us from 4-8PM at Ten Thousand Villages located at 914 NW Everett, Portland, Oregon 97209. Tel: 503-231-8831. What makes Fair Trade good? And what makes it
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Hebrew Scripture Reading—Deuteronomy 26:1-11 A common stereotype is that white people can’t dance. While I like to believe this is not true of myself, in my younger days I went
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New Testament Reading—Mark 2: 13-17 With the election of a new president this past week, we have witnessed images that will undoubtedly engrave themselves into our nation’s collective memory. Beyond
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