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Rev. Charlie Hinkle, JD, Discusses the Supreme Court

Many of us are concerned about the direction the Supreme Court is going. I am too. On Thursday, Charlie Hinkle talked on our social media pages about the Supreme Court and the recent decision to not cap worship attendance in New York. Charlie gives a history of the Supreme Court and the First Amendment and discusses current events. I learned so much…

Rev. Charlie Hinkle Discusses Pope Francis and Same-Sex Unions

In the following video, our very own Rev. Charlie Hinkle discusses Pope Francis’s recent comments in support of same-sex unions. Charlie is a retired lawyer. He was the lead lawyer for the ACLU here in Portland, Oregon. Charlie is a long-time member of Clackamas UCC and he happens to be a gay Christian. Charlie reflects on the recent comments from Pope Francis…

President Trump Has the Coronavirus. How Should Progressive Christians Respond?

Many people have contacted me over the last week about President Trump contracting the Coronavirus asking many questions. Should we pray for the president? Did he get what he deserves? Did God inflict this upon him? Or is he faking it? So, I decided to create a video discussing these questions. You can watch it below!

Erika Beseda – Portland Protesters and Mutual Aid – In Times of Crisis, This Is Portland. This Is What We Do.

“Hi everyone. This is Erika with Clackamas United Church of Christ….I’m here at one of the mutual aid stations… This is put together by a group of people who are involved with Black Lives Matter.There are several of these around the Portland metro area. It’s what we do.”

Questions and Answers for God Can’t with Dr. Thomas Oord

In the video below, I sit down with theologian Dr. Thomas Oord to discuss his book Questions and Answers for God Can’t. We talk about the greatest theological questions of all time, including: If God is good and all powerful, then why is there so much evil in the world? Can God really perform miracles? Are heaven and hell literal places? Does…

How White People Corrupt Martin Luther King’s Message

CNN’s Wolf Blitzer made a huge mistake in reporting on the 2015 protests in Baltimore after Freddie Gray’s death while Gray was in police custody. And it is the same mistake many white people are making five years later with the protests after the murder of George Floyd when a police officer knelt down on his throat for more than eight minutes.…

National Alliance on Mental Illness with Gary Maschke

I recently sat down with Gary Marschke, the lead for Outreach and Development at the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) in Clackamas to talk about the NAMI Walk Your Way fundraiser tomorrow and mental illness. You can join our NAMI Walk Your Way team, the Holy Outcasts, but clicking here. NAMI provides invaluable resources…

Fear Not: Part 3 of a 3 Part Book Discussion with Rev. Eric Law

Fear is everywhere. Some people tell us we should fear the coronavirus, so you should wear a mask. Others say the coronavirus is a hoax and you should fear scientists and the “deep state” that is trying to take over the world. So you should not wear a mask. How can you find the truth? Join me as I talk with Rev.…

Fear Not: Part 2 of a 3 Part Book Discussion with Rev. Eric Law

Have you noticed that politicians and the media manipulate our fears for their own advantage? This leads to confusion about what we should and should not fear. Rev. Eric Law helps us discern the difference in part 2 in our 3 part series on his book, “Fear Not: Living Grace and Truth in a Frightened…

“Fear Not” – Part 1 of a 3 Part Book Discussion Series with Rev. Eric Law

Pastor Adam and Eric H.F. Law, author of Fear Not: Living Grace and Truth in a Frightened World, discuss this book in a three-part video series. This video contains Part 1. Click the following links to watch Part 1, Part 2, and Part 3 in the Fear Not series.