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Over the past few weeks, we have been asking you about postponement — "What have you been, as a faith community, postponing?"  Several responses have been around building maintenance and building use.  What happens when we postpone maintaining?  We are usually faced...

by Craig Schaub For some fifty years, often my bumbled life steps have been marked by the bright keening of Van Morrison. Steps are sometimes numb, but also often taken with misty eyes, and many states in between. Always with slippery intuitions about the bonnie boat,...

by Tarsha Banister When I walked the rugged coastlines and stood among the ancient stones of Ireland, I could feel the weight of the past beneath my feet. From monastic ruins to famine memorials, the Irish carry their history with a deep reverence — not to be trapped...

by Michael Cheuk Last month, my wife and I, with others from the CCH, attended a retreat in Northern Ireland focused on peacemaking and reconciliation. What I didn’t expect was how much it would teach me about helping congregations navigate uncertainty and change....

by Rev. Caitie Jackson I have grown into the keeper of my family’s past—my father’s stories, his father’s before him, and the stories of my great-grandparents, who in 1923 left the Emerald Isle to begin anew in America. They are tales of strength forged in hardship,...

It was a breezy and cool, sunny morning on our first full day in Ireland. We sat around to learn the history of Northern Ireland, and more specifically Belfast during the time of the troubles, from our leader Gareth Higgins. An outline of the history of Ireland was...

"Everybody has one—a personality, that is—and yours will help determine the boundaries of your success and life fulfillment. Do you recognize that your essence and personality are your most important assets? It has already helped shape your experiences and will...