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.

Nurturing Elders: Community Conversations Explore End-of-Life

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Hourglass image courtesy of Wikipedia. For more info, click here. Nurturing Elders and Others: Community Conversations Explore End-of-Life By The Rev. Paul Graves • elderadvocates@nctv.com This...

Sexism, Cultural Accommodation and the Myth of Fruitfulness

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Commentary by Patrick Scriven, Director of Communications & Young People's Ministry One of the most pervasive myths in contemporary Christianity is the one where faithfulness...

Global Mission Fellows meet Dr. Cornel West

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Gretchen Brown, the Rev. Katie Ladd, Dr. Cornel West, Sarah Roemer and Janjay Innis gather after West’s visit to The Well at Queen Anne UMC....

Commentary on the Death of Michael Brown

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By Bishop Minerva G. Carcaño, Los Angeles Area Resident Bishop I don’t know all the details or all the truth about the fatal shooting of...

Bishop Mary Ann Returns to The PNW for Mission u

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  Bishop Mary Ann Swenson be at Mission u July 14-17, 2017.  Read below to register! By Joan Hackett | Photos by Jesse N. Love “I was in...

Eat More Eggs, Do More Laundry

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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.

Stories of Pain and Hope connect Church with neighbors

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(From top left) Federal Way UMC’s Mary Walker welcomes speakers Professor Luther Adams, the Rev. Roy Wilson, and representatives from the Camp Harmony Committee....

Listening: It does not just involve ears!

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Nurturing Elders and Others: Listening: It does not just involve ears! By The Rev. Paul Graves “You don’t listen to me anymore!” “My spouse has selective hearing....

Embracing the Creative Age: A Boomer Reflects Upon Growing Older

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By Ellis Waller-Walker I am a boomer and confronting getting older. The irony is that I happened to have a background in aging as a...

This is the Church?

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General Conference this time around has been a much different experience for me than when I was in Fort Worth in 2008. As part...

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