Community Congregational United Church of Christ

The Myth of Scarcity

Forget Perfection. Asset-Based Thinking liberates you from the pointless need to strive for “perfection.” You realize that pursuit of perfection is not an asset, it’s a liability. For a change in the way you feel...Read more

Legacies We Leave and Receive

You have made at least a start on discovering the meaning of human life when you plant shade trees under which you know full well you will never sit.

—Elton Trueblood
September 8, 2019
Rev. Steve Van Kuiken

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Labor and Justice

The 21st General Synod reaffirms the heritage of the United Church of Christ as an advocate for democratic, participatory, and inclusive economic policies in both public and private sectors including…the responsibility of workers to organize...Read more

Equal Rites: Celebrating Gay Marriage

I will no longer act on the outside in a way that contradicts the truth that I hold deeply on the inside. I will no longer act as if I were less than the whole...Read more

Being Found

When Daisetz T. Suzuki was once asked, “What is Zen?” his answer was: “Zen is that which makes you ask the question, for the answer comes from where the question arises…”
Rev. Steve Van Kuiken
August 4,...Read more

Bon Voyage!

In sacred deed, we echo God’s suppressed chant; in loving, we intone God’s unfinished song.

—Abraham Heschel
Rev. Steve Van Kuiken
July 28, 2019

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When Your Liberation Draws Near

People will faint from fear and foreboding… Now when these things begin to take place, stand up and raise your heads, because your redemption is drawing near.

—Luke 21:26, 28
Rev. Steve Van Kuiken
July 21, 2019

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The Blessing of Trials

When it is dark enough, you can see the stars.
—Ralph Waldo Emerson
Rev. Steve Van Kuiken
July 14, 2019

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Interdependence Day

Appreciation of Interbeing
by: Thich Nhat Hanh
If you are a poet,
you will see clearly that there is a cloud
floating in this sheet of paper.
Without a cloud there will be no water;
without water the trees cannot grow;
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No War With Iran!

Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called children of God.

—Jesus
Rev. Steve Van Kuiken
June 30, 2019

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We Are Sodom Now

I strongly urge us to use the term sodomy to refer to what it really is—oppressing and otherwise not giving a damn about the poor and the immigrants.
—Roger Wolsey
Rev. Steve Van Kuiken
June 23, 2019

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Circles of Trust

Rev. Steve Van Kuiken
June 16, 2019

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Faith vs. Fear

Rev. Steve Van Kuiken
June 9, 2019

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Forget the Future

Rev. Steve Van Kuiken
June 2, 2019

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Abortion is Not Murder

Rev. Steve Van Kuiken
May 26, 2019

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Essential Faithful Practices

Rev. Steve Van Kuiken
May 19, 2019

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The Destructive Myth of Meritocracy

Rev. Steve Van Kuiken
May 12th, 2019

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Radical Grace/Absolute Demand

Rev. Steve Van Kuiken

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Immigration Sunday

April 28, 2019
Rev. Steve Van Kuiken and others

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Awakenings

April 21, 2019
Rev. Steve Van Kuiken

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Inherent Unmarketability

April 14, 2019
Rev. Steve Van Kuiken

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The Wild Presence of God

April 7th, 2019
Rev. Steve Van Kuiken

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Letters to Prodigals by Debie Thomas

March 31, 2019

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Pain Management

March 24, 2019

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The Third Way of Jesus

Rev. Steve Van Kuiken
March 17, 2019

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The Courage To Be Ourselves

Rev. Steve Van Kuiken
March 10, 2019

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Fully Alive

Rev. Steve Van Kuiken

March 3, 2019

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Beyond the Default Setting

Rev. Steve Van Kuiken
February 24, 2019

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Inter-Spirituality

Rev. Steve Van Kuiken
February 17, 2019

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Afterlife? An Alternative View

Rev. Steve Van Kuiken
February 10, 2019

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Forgiveness

Rev. Steve Van Kuiken
February 3, 2019

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What’s For Dinner?

Rev. Steve Van Kuiken
January 27, 2019

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What Comes Out

Rev. Steve Van Kuiken
January 20, 2019

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Joy Beyond Joy

Rev. Steve Van Kuiken
December 23, 2018

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Conspiracy of Grace

Rev. Steve Van Kuiken
January 6, 2019

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Anger

Rev. Steve Van Kuiken
January 13, 2019

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Love

Rev. Steve Van Kuiken
December 16, 2018

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Learning to Hope

Rev. Steve Van Kuiken
December 2, 2018

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Out of the One, Many

Rev. Steve Van Kuiken
November 25, 2018

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Everything Belongs

Rev. Steve Van Kuiken
November 18, 2018

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Stone Soup

Rev. Steve Van Kuiken
November 11, 2018

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Call to Commitment

Rev. Steve Van Kuiken

November 4, 2018

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Hell? No.

Rev. Steve Van Kuiken
October 28, 2018

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An inclusive Christian church seeks a dynamic half-time Program Coordinator with training and experience in leadership development and volunteer coordination, together with skills in communication and marketing through traditional and current social media. The Program...Read more