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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.

Wildfires: Hope is a bright pink wall

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Learn how you can be an important part of the rebuild effort in areas affected by Washington wildfires: bit.ly/rebuild-up-from-the-ashes  Hope is a bright pink wall By...

ICHRP movement launches in Washington

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By Rhondalei Gabuat Vancouver, Wash. - On December 9, the International Coalition for Human Rights in the Philippines - U.S. chapter launched with human rights...

Rich Lang: Looking Good on Wood

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Looking Good on Wood By the Rev. Rich Lang | Image by Wikimedia Commons “The Bible’s definition of economic justice is the Jubilee, a far more...

Some Thoughts from Bishop Hagiya on #gc2012

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It is my second week here in Tampa at our General Conference.  The Council of Bishops meets the week before General Conference starts, so...

How do I use a hashtag and what do they mean? #gcyp

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I wanted to give people some Twitter #hashtag tips when tweeting about General Conference or seeing other peoples tweets. For some practical information about...

Holy Tweeting: Methodist ‘conferencing’ in the digital age

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Image is a composite of followers of @gc2012 created with TwitterMosaic & Photoshop by Patrick Scriven. By Nathan Hollifield* At first I was excited to be...

Dear Dr. King: I Still Struggle for Freedom

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A large group of African-American spectators stands on the banks of Buffalo Bayou to witness a baptism. Many umbrellas are present indicating an effort...

May the Odds be Ever in Your Favor

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PNW Lay Tributes (a Hunger Games reference if you are unfamiliar). Photo of Marie Kuch & Gail Grossman by the Rev. David Valera. I know this...

Undocumented, low-income residents in Ellensburg receive JFON support

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By Pastor Jen Stuart | Photos by Rob Fraser It all started with Shady Acres Mobile Home Park. Although we have a Hispanic Apostolica congregation that...

The Church Needs a #HugAScientistDay

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By Patrick Scriven, Director of Communications & Young People's Ministry In a war against science, religion will lose. Thankfully, this is a battle God never...

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