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John 11 In our Gospel story about Lazarus, Jesus comes late to Mary and Martha's home. Mary...

Let me begin by saying that there is nothing in my tradition about celebrating a fire on Holy...

Lectionary Selection: John 12: 20-33 Prayers for Ecuador:God most high yet here with us! We...

The Latin America Biblical University (Universidad Biblica Latinoamericana, “UBL”) was an...

The new year has already brought two snowstorms and with them snowball fights and the death of five...

I almost missed it... My wife had just dozed off and the recorded sitcom we had been watching had...

Every year between late January and February, Chinese around the world celebrate the “Spring...

Lectionary Selection: John 3: 14-21 Prayers for Ghana:Loving God, who taught us what it means to...

Donald Westra, a member of Federated Church UCC, Fergus Falls, Minnesota, serves with the...

Greetings from Don and Maryjane Westra, Global Ministries Mission Personnel in Honduras. Our tenure...

As we come to the close of the year and prepare for this special time of Christmas, there is so...

Matt Fehse serves with the UCC Disaster Ministries. Previously he served as a Global Mission...

Salmon “Cancanto” This Chilean dish is from the Island of Chiloé in southern Chile. It is...

Lectionary Selection: John 2: 13-22 Prayers for Thailand:God of yesterday, today and tomorrow, help...

“People don’t usually like our church right away. For some people there is too much music,...