The Complicated Business of Celebrating the Past
By Patrick Scriven
As a child of the 80s, I've come to realize that I carry a fair amount of nostalgia for some movies and...
Women’s March: United Methodists Step Up
Opinion by the Rev. Richenda Fairhurst
This Saturday, perhaps a million women will be participating in a ‘Women’s March’ to draw attention to the issues many...
Commentary: The Simple Way to “Do No Harm”
In commentary written for the PNW News Blog, the Rev. Austin Adkinson expresses disappointment in the One Church Plan (OCP) which codifies provisions allowing for continued discrimination. He argues that the Simple Plan offers a better route for Methodists intent on following Wesley's admonition to "do no harm."
Religion is supposed to bind us together; don’t use it to cast others out
"What religious tie binds/blinds you to persons you don’t agree with, or you negatively, harshly judge?"
Rev. Paul Graves wrestles with the polarizing effect of religion in culture today, noting how it is better purposed to bind us together.
An Update from Standing Rock
Originally posted to the PNW UMC Board of Church & Society's Facebook Page.
It is 5am here and the Water Ceremony at Standing Rock Oceti...
Being Human is More Than We Settle For
Nurturing Elders and Others:
Being Human is More Than We Settle For
By The Rev. Paul Graves
What if being human is more than we human beings...
An Impossible Calling
By Rev. Meredith Gudger-Raines
In the last days of the 2016 election, I escaped into the new Netflix series The Crown. Mid-century glamour, British accents and...
Musings: My Unconditional Love for the Church Compels and Challenges Me
By Chasity Shavon Jones
So often, we are involved in the church that we become numb to the numinosity and mystery that is the Church...
Welcoming the Stranger Pt. 2: Do Not Be Bound by the Past
By the Rev. Keith Hackett | Photos by Jesse N. Love
Since retiring three years ago Joan and I have been visiting a variety of...
Hottest Year Calls for Renewed Holy Dissatisfaction
Yakima: Wesley UMC dedicates its solar panels in honor of Earth Day in 2016. A representative from Pacific Power addresses the audience with Sara...
