Speaking a Hard Truth-in-Love
To the United Methodist Body of Christ in the Seattle District,
As this year draws to a close, and another begins to birth I pray...
Washington Wildfires Update
By the Rev. Stanley J. Norman
Firefighters are finally containing the massive Carlton Complex Fires in Eastern Washington (52% contained as of Thursday, July 24th)....
UMW: Let’s Intercept the Traffickers!
By Elizabeth Blanton & Cary Lee | Seattle First United Methodist Church
The United Methodist Women (UMW) are huddling together to bring awareness to human...
Another perspective on the “Action of Non-Conformity with the General Conference”
By Rev. Daniel Foster | Puget Sound District Superintendent
The following column is republished with permission from July 8th "Spirit of Puget Sound" district newsletter...
Seven Ministry Convictions, part 1
By Rev. Dale Cockrum | Inland District Superintendent
Last month, JoAnna and I hosted a workshop for pastors who began ministry this summer at an...
A Hidden Promise
By the Rev. Cara Scriven | Tacoma District Superintendent
Growing up in the heart of the Berkshire Mountains, I came to love Autumn—the crisp air,...
Leaving Facebook and the Prisons We Make for Ourselves
By the Rev. Cara Scriven | Tacoma District Superintendent
Over the last year, I noticed that I was mindlessly checking Facebook when I had any...
Reflections upon the Closing of Kahlotus Community United Methodist Church
By Sam Geyer
One thing that I never thought that I would do in ministry was to be the last pastor that a church has...
The Asthmatic Church
By the Rev. Cara Scriven | Tacoma District Superintendent
According to the Mayo Clinic, asthma is “a condition in which your airways narrow and swell...
Seven Ministry Convictions, part 2
By Rev. Dale Cockrum | Inland District Superintendent
In my last post, I began to share a conversation I had with new pastors at the...