Resource: #UMCGC Prayer Service for a local church
This week, pastors across the United Methodist connection are preparing for their weekly Sunday worship services just as they do each week—except this Sunday...
On Sore Feet and Broken Hearts
By Rev. Peter K. Perry, Olympia First UMC
Last Sunday we had over 50 people walking in the annual CROP Walk from First Olympia, raising...
An Open Letter to My Parents on Queerness and Being #CalledOut
Dear Mom and Dad,
Welcome back from the mission trip, Dad. Happy Mother’s Day, Mom. While Dad was away I joined a group of over...
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...
With Heart, Soul, and Mind: Not Everything that Matters Happens When People Vote
By Rev. Lowell Greathouse
May 24, 2016
"Nothing that is worth doing can be achieved in our lifetime; therefore we must be saved by hope. Nothing...
The Parable of the Rubber Chickens
If this guy can squeeze music out of rubber chickens, just imagine what God could do with a United Methodist Church that was ready to love.
We Make the Road by Walking Gayly Forward
"[W]e are in a battle for the soul of our denomination," writes the Rev. Zach Taylor in commentary on the PNW News Blog. Taylor shares how the church he is planting in Walla Walla responded to General Conference tumult in a way faithful to their identity.
PNW Conference Lay Leaders reflect on a difficult General Conference
A word from Nancy Tam Davis
I’m in a prayerful frame of mind as I let the images and words from last week’s special session...
Reconciling pastor dropped from Opening Worship for direct mention of LGBTQ community
Updated with an additional comment from #UMCGC Worship Director Rev. Laura Jaquith Barlett.
Story By Patrick Scriven | Video by Rev. David Valera
May 10, 2016...
#UMCGC Reflection: Steeped in the holy silence
By Sue Magrath
May 14, 2016 | Portland, Oregon
I sit in the prayer room, steeped in the holy silence. I am a spiritual director, available...
