

True Love and Tattoos
I am straight and I want the church to know that I am very thankful for the true love that the Affirming United Church brings into...


A response to "I learned love and faith were always okay and beautiful"
Dear Anonymous (writer of I learned love and faith were always okay and beautiful), First of all, thank you for sharing your story with...


Accept people where they are at
I used to think most United Churches were Affirming, but now I realize that even within the United Church some are not. One part of me...


How long, God!
How long, God! will we exclude people and turn them away from the healing love and acceptance you offer. I am so deeply saddened that the...


All my relations
How to accept… difference How do we grow love, challenge with love… How to stand with… How to be an ally… Shame. Protect. Guilt. Anger....


To my younger self in 1980
It’s 1980 To my younger self: You are 9 years old and drinking. You will stop. Your mom will not love you and whe will tell you hateful...


Meegwetch
A memory so short and lived, Leaving this world with so much pain. Everyday with each prayer come strength, X marks a heartbreak that I...


Presbytery asked minister to leave for her own safety
Listening to the conversations and stories today has surfaced memories I’ve not thought about for a long time… at least not in this way....


The UCC & 1988 saved my brother’s life
In 1991, my little brother called me. He was living 800 miles away from me at the time. As we talked, I realized he was “saying good-bye”...


UCC not a real church?
I only have 2 close friends that frequently attend a church other than my own. Because of this, we do not generally talk about religion...