Church Vitality and the Triangle of Fire
By Pastor Scott W. Rosekrans
For over 26 years I made a living as a lawyer with three stints as a prosecutor. I prosecuted a...
Nurturing Elders: The Fall is More Than a Season
By the Rev. Paul Graves | Painting by Tizian
For many years I've been professionally aware of older adults' tendencies toward balance issues -- often...
Creation Care(s for you!)
Cindy Haverkamp considers the gifts of creation after a winter weekend spent outdoors.
Nurturing Elders: Practicing the Better
A young man was the subject of this story.
But I have heard persons of all ages say virtually the same thing, and have to...
#pnwac12 Day 1: Opening worship + study session #1
Tweets and highlights from this morning's opening worship with Seattle District Superintendent, Pat Simpson and study/teaching session with Jim Winkler, General Secretary of the...
United Methodists Bring Faith and Advocacy to Olympia and Beyond
(Cover) Interfaith leaders met with Washington Gov. Jay Inslee to discuss a variety of legislative concerns. (Above) United Methodist clergy distributed ashes during Ash...
Jesus wasn’t a Zero-Sum Game Player
"From benign bicyclists ignoring stop signs to increasingly toxic shoving matches to the horrors of mass shootings, zero-sum games are played every day."
For the Rev. Paul Graves, the pervasive winner-takes-all mentality this engenders stands in contrast to the ministry and teachings of Jesus.
Gathering of the Orders
The Rev. DJ del Rosario takes time to share his perspective on Wednesday's Clergy Gathering at Annual Conference.
This is the third annual conference I've...
What Difference Does it Make?
This past week during Sunday morning worship I lifted up General Conference during the time of prayer. After worship I was asked about General...
Elders: Mirror, Mirror on the Wall…
Portrait of artist Henry Moore, courtesy of Wikimedia Commons.
Nurturing Elders and Others:
Mirror, Mirror on the Wall
By the Rev. Paul Graves | Photo courtesy of...
