Conversation

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.

MLK Day: The Work of Justice Must Go On

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The Martin Luther King, Jr. Day march in Seattle took place on January 16 and began at Garfield High School to the Henry M. Jackson...

Doubleshot: Campus Connection, Musings & Younger Perspectives

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Cyrus Hicks presents a session on Adam Hamilton's "When Christian's Get It Wrong". Campus Connection | By Cyrus Hicks We, the United Methodist Student Movement at...

Did Jesus have a wife?

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"Papyrus fragment" | A web-only photo courtesy of the Harvard Divinity School/Karen L. King. A UMNS Feature by Heather Hahn*  If Jesus had been married, don’t you...

On the ground in Texas: Exhaustion, Dedication, and Creativity

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Jim Truitt provides a second update on his work supporting Long Term Recovery Groups in Texas. As people wrestle to get their minds around the immensity of the recovery, the creativity of those committed to helping stands out.

VIDEO: Presence at GC2012

Just as GC was headed into the afternoon recess, many of those whose voices have been unheard, or not given equal worth took time...

“Yes, I am called, but how, and to what?”

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By Sophia K.R. Agtarap This notion of being called is not a new one. Scripture is peppered with stories of our foreparents in faith being called...

How is our time of waiting still active and alive?

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By Bailey Brawner | Cover photo courtesy of Wikipedia What does it mean to wait for this new thing? Where can we find life in...

A Matter of Alignment?

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The Rev. Paul Graves uses the metaphor of chiropractic alignment to discuss the problems we are experiencing as a denomination today, and at times in our own struggles as well. He states, "alignment has everything to do with relationships we have – with our bodies, emotions, the people we live with and around, the God we perceive, and the Bible we read."

Here’s how Conconully UMC raised $4000 for Rebuild Up from the Ashes

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By Marilyn Church | Images courtesy of Jesse N. Love, Wikipedia* "In 2015, Conconully was evacuated for a week; the fires never came into the town...

Osias and Desiree: What is life really like as a missionary?

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A Conversation with An Itinerating Missionary Couple By Osias & Desiree Segura-April What is itineration? Why do missionaries itinerate? What is life really like as a...

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