Connecticut Conference Staff Blog http://www.ctucc.org/staffblogs/ Reflections from staff members of the Connecticut Conference United Church of Christ en-us Thu, 24 Apr 2008 16:09:35 -0500 http://www.ctucc.org/images/Comma_leftcorner.gif Connecticut Conference Staff Blog http://www.ctucc.org/staffblogs/ http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 60 webmaster@ctucc.org (Eric Anderson) webmaster@ctucc.org (Eric Anderson) Eric Anderson: "Invitation to a Sacred Conversation" http://www.ctucc.org/staffblogs/index.php?story=96 http://www.ctucc.org/staffblogs/index.php?story=96 UCC General Minister and President John Thomas invites the nation to a sacred conversation on issues of race for May 18. Thu, 24 Apr 2008 16:09:35 -0500 Eric Anderson: "God's Paintbrush" http://www.ctucc.org/staffblogs/index.php?story=76 http://www.ctucc.org/staffblogs/index.php?story=76 There's a new burst of color around me in Connecticut these days: the winter gray of New England trees now bears Mon, 14 Apr 2008 10:08:04 -0500 Ineke Mitchell: "Rupert Murdoch and the NRSV" http://www.ctucc.org/staffblogs/index.php?story=75 http://www.ctucc.org/staffblogs/index.php?story=75 A conversation in the bookstore at our Spirituality and Stewardship conference yesterday revealed something very interesting. Someone asked why it Sun, 06 Apr 2008 21:27:43 -0500 Ron Brown: "Charge for the Rev. Alison Patton's Installation" http://www.ctucc.org/staffblogs/index.php?story=74 http://www.ctucc.org/staffblogs/index.php?story=74 Whether it was a desperate attempt to pretend that I am still young, or a valiant effort to stave off geezerhood, Thu, 03 Apr 2008 17:40:00 -0500 Ineke Mitchell: "A real writer's thoughts" http://www.ctucc.org/staffblogs/index.php?story=73 http://www.ctucc.org/staffblogs/index.php?story=73 Someone just e-mailed me a reflection by Alice Walker. I've added the link. Tue, 01 Apr 2008 11:08:39 -0500 Ineke Mitchell: "Some wisdom from Diana Butler Bass" http://www.ctucc.org/staffblogs/index.php?story=72 http://www.ctucc.org/staffblogs/index.php?story=72 I invite you to check this out as part of the continued media scrutinty of Jeremiah Wright. Fri, 28 Mar 2008 14:15:37 -0500 Susan Townsley: "Musings on Preaching" http://www.ctucc.org/staffblogs/index.php?story=71 http://www.ctucc.org/staffblogs/index.php?story=71 I've been musing a lot on the odd and wonderful nature of preaching. See my blog at: Fri, 28 Mar 2008 06:27:03 -0500 Eric Anderson: "Jeremiah Wright and the War of the Worlds" http://www.ctucc.org/staffblogs/index.php?story=70 http://www.ctucc.org/staffblogs/index.php?story=70 The media furor over the words of Trinity United Church of Christ Senior Pastor the Rev. Jeremiah A. Wright, Jr., has Thu, 27 Mar 2008 12:36:05 -0500 Ron Brown: "Easter Day" http://www.ctucc.org/staffblogs/index.php?story=69 http://www.ctucc.org/staffblogs/index.php?story=69 I once heard of a school teacher who gave up teaching to work in a hospital. A classroom teacher asked Sun, 23 Mar 2008 08:13:54 -0500 Ron Brown: "Holy Saturday--part VII" http://www.ctucc.org/staffblogs/index.php?story=68 http://www.ctucc.org/staffblogs/index.php?story=68 So whatever darkness surrounds your soul, I’m here to tell you, you can turn around and look at Jesus. When Sat, 22 Mar 2008 11:21:19 -0500