I am sure none of us were surprised when Alexei Navalny died in a Russian gulag. After all, Vladimir Putin’s assassination squads had...

And the Oscar goes to... not “Barbie.” I saw “Barbie.” I liked it, thought it clever, and it certainly spoke powerful truths about...

A few days before Christmas, Linda at City Hall reached out to ask me what I wanted on my business cards. As a new City Council member,...

In Times Such as This The image shows up in my social media news feed almost every day in recent weeks, three boys with clothing and...

The Three Armies Problem At some point, most of you will have been presented with the Three Armies problem. In this exercise, you and...

Pumpkin Spice Communion I knew I needed to knock off some of the business world's sharp edges before beginning professional ministry, so...

There has been a lot of finger pointing. People have blamed clergy sex abuse scandals. They've blamed Sunday morning soccer. They've...

You would have good reason to question my judgment. Who signs on the be a minister in an age of terrifying church decline? And it has...

The UCC Historical Society has recognized the Afro-Christian Convention as a vital "fifth" stream in our theological tradition, joining...

White supremacists and Christian nationalists have bullied Target into pulling much of their Pride merchandise, and Anheuser-Busch InBev...

In the days after the 2016 presidential election, reports of hate crimes surged across the country as misogynists, white supremacists,...

Service of Word : Sunday, April 16, 2023 at 10 am Sermon Title: "Atheist Fundamentalism" Preached By: The Rev. J. Gary Brinn, Pastor and...

Service of Word : Friday, April 7, 2023 at 6 pm Sermon Title: TBA Preached By: The Rev. J. Gary Brinn, Pastor and Teacher of The Park...

I've always loved books. My sixth grade teacher often sent me down to the library on my own while she dealt with more reluctant readers....

Service of Word : Sunday, April 2, 2023 at 10:00 am Sermon Title: "Carried Away" Preached By: The Rev. J. Gary Brinn, Pastor and Teacher...

Service of Word : Sunday, March 19, 2023 Sermon Title: "Born Blind" Preached By: The Rev. J. Gary Brinn, Pastor and Teacher of The Park...

I've never really been the “box o'religion” sort. You know them. They attend church, can quote scripture (sort of and selectively). But...

Déjà vu all over again... Thanks to the now classic film, Groundhog Day is not just the questionable practice of trusting a rodent to...

Service of the Word Date: February 12, 2023 Sermon Title: "Brain Borders" Preached By: The Rev. J. Gary Brinn, Pastor and Teacher of The...

As I write this, there is chaos at our southern border. Countless thousands hope to use international asylum protocols to escape poverty,...