Updates – Robert J. Chase

October 5, 2020October 5, 2020 robertjchase Comma Moments, Reflections, Updates

STOP

[Sometimes it is helpful to look back and see from whence we have come. Now, less than one month from the Presidential election, is one of those times. In researching some previous writings for an unrelated task, I uncovered the following post published on December 8, 2015--almost five years ago--when I was still serving as … Continue reading STOP

July 14, 2020July 14, 2020 robertjchase Current Events, Updates

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July 14, 2020July 14, 2020 robertjchase Comma Moments, Current Events, Updates

Imran Khan at JUST FUTURE

We are deeply honored to announce that Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan has confirmed that he will address our JUST FUTURE virtual conference at 9:30 a.m. EDT (US) on Wednesday July 15 during our opening plenary. This late-breaking development is a tribute to long-standing efforts over the past ten years to build bridges of respect … Continue reading Imran Khan at JUST FUTURE

July 2, 2020 robertjchase Updates

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June 27, 2020June 27, 2020 robertjchase Updates

Returning to Pakistan (virtually)

With the onslaught of news in recent weeks, it has been some time since I’ve touched on the US-Pakistan Interreligious Coalition (UPIC). However, things have been happening behind the scenes and it has been anything but quiet for this ground breaking, decade-long endeavor. We are about to go public with news of a uniquely-positioned virtual … Continue reading Returning to Pakistan (virtually)

Life’s most precious gems of wisdom may be missed because we are too hurried to stop, look and listen at points of interruption or delay. Chase’s rich treasury of insights and observations make a convincing case that we must value more highly than ever before God’s gifts of pauses and punctuations along our pilgrimage of … Continue reading The Rev. Dr. James Forbes

― The Rev. Dr. James Forbes

Chase models for us a fresh, path-breaking, and engaging adventure that is always alert to God’s word. With surging energy, Chase probes the various ways in which God is still speaking in the rough-and-tumble world of war and hatred, humor, and moments of deep joy, mundane meetings and meaningful mishaps. Whether writing about race, his … Continue reading Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat, Spirituality & Practice

― Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat, Spirituality & Practice

Karl Barth famously said that preaching should be done with the Bible in one hand and the newspaper in the other. I don’t really disagree, but your book – and my own experience – suggests that, more than the newspaper, we need to pair the Bible with deep attentiveness to the “ordinary.” Your writing displays … Continue reading Rev. John Thomas, former General Minister and President, UCC

― Rev. John Thomas, former General Minister and President, UCC