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Remember You Are Earth: Simple Resources for Lent

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How about changing the line on Ash Wednesday for the Imposition of Ashes to, "Remember that you are earth, and to earth you shall...

I refuse…

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By the Rev. Jenny Smith | Pastor, Marysville UMC I recently sat down with a spiritual director for a very helpful conversation on my own...

How can people of faith confront prejudice? Jesus paused.

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By Kristina Gonzalez | Director of Leadership Development for an Inclusive Church If one member suffers, all suffer together with it; if one member is...

Keeping Perspective

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By Rev. Jan Bolerjack Wasn’t that Super Bowl a heartbreaker? We had such hope and it seemed to be falling into place and then… a...

Kent UMC: Jesus Tour Summer 2016!

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Jesus Tour Summer 2016! Where will you take Jesus this week? By Susan Kipper How is it with your soul? Methodist founder John Wesley encouraged believers to...

Fluid Repentance Digs Up Wholeness

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The Rev. George Tinker helps lead an April 27 "Act of Repentance toward Healing Relationships with Indigenous Peoples" at the 2012 United Methodist General...

Commentary: Reza Aslan, Rachel Held Evans and Our Problem with Authority

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By Patrick Scriven, Director of Communications and Young People's Ministries Two of the biggest religion stories over the past week involved the formerly Christian, Muslim...

Hottest Year Calls for Renewed Holy Dissatisfaction

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Yakima: Wesley UMC dedicates its solar panels in honor of Earth Day in 2016. A representative from Pacific Power addresses the audience with Sara...

VIDEO: Reactions to the Vote to Eliminate Guaranteed Appointment

On the street interviews with the Rev. Gloria Kymn (clergy delegate), the Rev. Jeremy Smith (young adult clergy), Ken Ellis (lay delegate from Cal-Pac)...

Clothe yourselves with humility [even in the twittersphere]

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It began with a text I received, as many of these conversations do:         And my response: I know I'm putting myself on blast here, but I'm...

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