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Articles by lay and clergy members of the Annual Conference representing the specific viewpoints of the author and not necessarily the position of the Pacific Northwest Annual Conference.

Seattle district-wide youth retreat touches lives

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Seattle district-wide youth retreat touches lives By Hailey Swearingen Photos by Mary Recla and Brian Martin June of 2014 was the beginning of an incredible journey for...

A Common Table

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The Opening Worship of the 2012 United Methodist General Conference held in Tampa, Fla. brings together worshipers from around the globe. A UMNS photo...

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...

PNW Creation Care: Just Juice!

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(Left) Fresh, locally-grown, organic Concord grapes will soon be pressed into juice by youth from Puyallup UMC. (Right) The Rev. Jenny Phillips talks...

Seven Ministry Convictions, part 7 | The Finale

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By Rev. Dale Cockrum | Inland District Superintendent Thank you for bearing with me as I have named seven of my most basic ministry convictions,...

Coke or Cola?

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Photo Credit: "Pepsi or Coca-Cola" by Flickr User by Roadsidepictures, Creative Commons I had the pleasure of attending the 2008 General Conference in Fort Worth, TX as...

How have immigrant services, communities been impacted by policy change?

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By Jesse N. Love with the Rev. Lyda Pierce Additional Photos by Wikipedia and Nica Sy Tacoma, Wash. - “Tak?” “Nie?” Amy Diehr, Education Services manager...

Loving Your Sisters and Brothers

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On Monday mornings I begin sermon prep for the coming Sunday.  This week I began by reading 1 John 4:7-21.  As I read and...

Legislative Summary from The PNWAC Sessions 2015

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The Pacific Northwest Annual Conference Sessions 2015 Legislative Summary Prepared by the Rev. Shirley DeLarme Much of our action was to make our preferences known to General...

A Lesson in Giving Up Control

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If you don't know me yet, let me introduce myself. My name is Dana Lede, and I am a busy person.  I work on average...

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