Take a Chance… “ What Would You Do with a Chance? ” is the title and opening line of a children’s book (but really for all ages) by author Kobi Yamada. I’m guessing many of you have read this book or one of his other two: “ What Do You Do with an Idea? ” and “ What Do You Do with a Problem? ” Sermon possibilities abound with all three. The first book is a wonderful reminder that chances are all around us but sometimes we let them float away because of fear of failing, or fear of rejection or...

When I wrote a couple weeks ago, I promised to come to an additional point of the Washington DC “Love Knows No Boarders” Conference Minister’s Advocacy Days. This is the fulfillment of that commitment. What I wanted to speak a little more about are the impacts that are happening to refugee resettlement. Here in New Hampshire, many of our churches have participated in refugee resettlement programs. This is, of course, true across all of the United Church of Christ. One of the main partners...

My husband Brad’s birthday is at the end of October. And rather than declare just that day for his birthday, he has, for as long as I’ve known him, declared the entire month of October as his birthday month. Fortunately, for me, he doesn’t expect a gift every day, but he does rave continually about how wonderful his birthday month is: how beautiful the weather is, how wonderful the colors of the trees are, or how nice the autumn rain is for the one or two days it rains. And he’s right....