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Musings & Younger Perspectives: My top 6 relationship tips for the New Year | By Sophia Agtarap The proverbial ball has dropped. Well, literally, I guess,...

My Favorite Mission u Moments By Janjay Innis Recently, I attended Mission u (formerly known as The Cooperative School of Mission) an annual weekend study on...

The people of Community United Methodist Church in Port Hadlock, Washington have recently started to complement their existing support of UMCOR with a renewed focus and interest in the needs of their local community. For its pastor Scott Rosekrans, this interest has resulted in broader and more creative engagement by the church, and regular surprises on his pulpit on Sunday mornings.

By the Rev. Jenny Phillips It can be hard to make creation-friendly choices when you’re attending Annual Conference, because the big creation care decisions were...

Finding herself serving a church in the path of totality, the Rev. Richenda Fairhurst reflects upon the solar eclipse, and what we can see despite the darkness of events like those in Charlottesville.

In the wake of a struggle to save the Maryland Wesley Foundation, the Rev. Mark Schaefer, United Methodist campus minister/ chaplain at American University...

"Listening is not just a skill children need to learn; it is equally valuable for the church as well," writes the Rev. Cara Scriven, superintendent for the Tacoma District. She expands upon this insight and the importance of good listening to our spiritual well-being, while offering encouragement to those in her district to attend the Table Talks events planned across the Greater Northwest Area this spring.

By Patrick Scriven, Director of Communications & Young People’s Ministries One of the most frustrating elements of our current denominational conflict is the air of...

What’s NEXT? By Aaron Pazan From nextumc.org: Imagine What’s NEXT is designed to facilitate a fertile ground for imaginative work, focused specifically on the spaces where church/world...

Commentary by Patrick Scriven A story reported this morning on NPR gave me a little hope. According to the Pioneer Press, Jaequan Faulkner, a 13-year-old entrepreneur...