UCC Cast

Whether or not cultures differ in terms of language or religion or the way people look, there are always similarities, even among cultures a half world apart. If we can look more towards our similarities and less towards our differences, we can have a much more harmonious world.

Listen to the Rev. Dr. John C. Dorhauer's recent experiences about this in this week's podcast.

Read the transcript on ucc.org: https://www.ucc.org/into_the_mystic_cricket

A Mercy Table is an Egyptian tradition whereby strangers gather at a table for a feast and not be asked what religion or nationality or any other personal questions are asked. Everyone at the table is on equal footing, no judgments are made. This week's podcast suggests that Mercy Tables would be a very valuable asset everywhere, to help bring peace to the world.

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If everyone received strangers as family, the world would be a much kinder place.

The Rev. John C. Dorhauer describes the wonderful receptions he received as he traveled on a recent 17 day trip overseas.

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There is joy in the world where one would otherwise presume it ought not to be. This is a story of such joy. May it inspire you as you listen to the podcast.

Read the transcript at ucc.org: https://www.ucc.org/into_the_mystic_that_smile

Sometimes good seed falls on good soil and takes root and grows. What good seeds have you sown into the world, and have seen grow into wonderful harvests?

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The world is an artful place, if you stop and let yourself take it in from time to time. What are the things that you appreciate in God's grandeur of the world?

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Let us pay not silent homage but homage of faithful action to the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and all others who shed their blood for justice and freedom.

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In these tumultuous times of divisiveness and rage, we need to open ourselves to God to makes us instruments of peace. What has God put in your heart to make you an instrument of God's peace?

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Happy New Year! In this podcast, hear what John Dorhauer's Top 10 list of hopeful resolutions are for the world in 2020.

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Read the transcript at ucc.org: https://www.ucc.org/into_the_mystic_top_ten_resolutions_for_2020

Generation to generation, the traditions of Christmas are passed on. In what ways does your family share and pass on the experiences of love and light during the Holiday season? John Dorhauer shares his in this podcast...