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1. MCC Human Rights Protocol (About us/General) ... build on hope and create our future. What is justice? Harper’s dictionary defines justice as: The demand of God for justice is so central that other responses to God are empty or diminished if ... 2. GHMCC is entering transitioning period (About us/News) ... as you discern the direction you would like to take in the future regarding pastoral leadership. Our hope is that you will be able to continue healthily through the change cycle that GHMCC is currently ... 3. Meet the "Human Rights Church" (About us/News) ... Come share your experiences with them as well - of struggle, hope and the ongoing work of changing hearts and minds as we partner to build a more equitable future for all. Friday, 22 January 2010, ... 4. The Thorn In My Side Is Not Being Gay... (Spirituality/Word for Word) ... the Love of Christ to the point where our need for approval does not lead us to barter away our future and deny our present and past just for the temporary fix of approval. With patient work with the Spirit ... 5. MCC Impact July 2009 (1) (About us/News) ... of their participation in the Small Church Initiative, MCC of the Chesapeake (Annapolis, Maryland) held a Holy Conversation to discuss their future and make plans for carrying out their goals. ... 6. MCC Impact June 2009 (2) (About us/News) ... now serving over 50 people each week who are hungry or homeless. They also distribute clothing to their guests. Bournemouth 2026 is a plan for the future of the city. MCC Bournemouth ... 7. Save New York City LGBTQI Youth Shelters (About us/News) ... We are marshalling global support for the work of Homeless Youth Services at MCCNY because we believe we are global citizens and the youth we serve represent the future for all of us. Throw them ... 8. Late - But Not Too Late (Spirituality/Sermons) ... of losing a job in the near future. Those who feel stuck in a dreadful job because it is too scary to leave. Those who have never had a real job, who live in places where unemployment levels are so high ... 9. A Statement of Ongoing Concern for Substantive Change in Cape Town Pride (About us/News) ... to active participation and community-building around these issues, and invite Cape Town Pride to consider new ways of partnering with community-based organisations and individuals in the future. Together, ... 10. Nigeria: Enough Hatred in the Name of God! (About us/News) ... faith that LGBTI Nigerians will begin to be valued within civil society and allowed to positively contribute to the future of this democracy. We offer our statement in solidarity with all who have been ... 11. MCC Moderator's Christmas Message 2008 (About us/News) ... more MCC reaches out and blesses others with what God has given us, the stronger we will be. We face tough times of economic challenge today and in the near future. At times like these we can ... 12. MCC Reach December 2008 (About us/News) ... evaluate the present and commit ourselves to a fuller, more productive future. UMOJA - (ooh-MOE-jah) means Unity, and it is the principle for the first day of Kwanzaa. Our families and communities ... 13. MCC Impact November 2008 (2) (About us/News) ... San Francisco. If your church would like to participate in future projects, contact Jeff Cotter at 415-608-5333 or jcotter@rainbowfund.org . Folks from MCC of the Rockies (Denver, Colorado) ... 14. Sermon for World AIDS Day 2008 - Uncommon Hope (Spirituality/Sermons) ... calendar begins, in the lectionary readings, ominously, but also with hints of hope, of a brighter future where Christ returns and rescues a world gone mad. The writer of that first gospel, called ... 15. Call for the Names of Our Loved Ones Lost to AIDS (About us/News) ... our hearts, and the possibility of a future when lives will no longer be lost - when we can at last celebrate a true end to AIDS. We need your help. MCC is compiling a listing of the ... 16. MCC Impact September 2008 Part 1 (About us/News) ... in future issues. To contact us, email the editor at: judydale@mccchurch.net . Please note that we reserve the right to edit for length and content. (back to top) A Bit about Our Policies You ... 17. Petition Against Media Hounding of Gay Community In Nigeria (About us/News) ... outed by the media and made targets of various acts of violence, and to put measures in place to avoid future occurrences. I/We also call on: The Nigerian President to ensure that ... 18. MCC's Rev. Nancy Wilson on 45th Anniversary of Historic King Speech (About us/News) ... who believed passionately in the possibility of change, to carve out a new and different future. Bayard Rustin, our gay brother and the architect of that historic march, would later reflect, saying, ... 19. No fems? No fairies? (1 Corinthians 6:9-10 and 1 Timothy 1:10) (Spirituality/Would Jesus Discriminate?) ... method of translation often leads people astray. For example, imagine a future translator coming across the word lady-killer two thousand years from now and wanting to know what it means. Its clear ... 20. Ruth loved Naomi as Adam loved Eve. (Genesis 2:24, Ruth 1:14) (Spirituality/Would Jesus Discriminate?) ... well, if even death parts me from you! (Ruth 1:16-17) When Ruth spoke those haunting words, Where you die, I will die there will I be buried, she wasnt talking about some theoretical distant future. ...
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The Thorn In My Side Is Not Being Gay...

by Reverend Pressley Sutherland The Apostle Paul once wrote that he had a ‘mysterious’ thorn in his side that he struggled with inside himself. I think this is one of those places where...

Call Me By My True Names

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An Easter Blessing

How Jesus Became a Morning Person. I confess that I am a morning person. Perhaps, because it does take me a while to wake up, I love my quiet time in the am. I love my quiet house (my partner...

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Easter Message by Rev Elder Glenna Shepherd, Elder Serving MCC Region 4 The Text: John 20:1-18 Early on the first day of the week, while it was still dark, Mary Magdalene came to the...

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How Great Our Joy

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No fems? No fairies? (1 Corinthians 6:9-10 and 1 Timothy 1:10)

Today's Scripture

Friday, 3rd September 2010

God told Abram: 'Leave your country, your family, and your father's home for a land that I will show you. - I'll make you a great nation and bless you. I'll make you famous; you'll be a blessing. I'll bless those who bless you; those who curse you I'll curse. All the families of the Earth will be blessed through you.' Genesis 12:1-3 The Message [MSG]