Social Principles = Law in the #UMC?
Sorry to Non-Methodists, but this is a really inside-the-ballpark conversation.The United Methodist Church, the predecessors of which grew up during the rise of the...
We’re fools whether we dance or not, so we might as well dance.*
By Patrick Scriven | Director of Communications & Young People's Ministry
Iwoke up this morning to a lovely email from a member of one of...
Word from Winkler — A significant couple of weeks
UMNS photo of The United Methodist Board of Church and Society's decorated tent on the National Mall by Kathy L. Gilbert.
By Jim Winkler, General...
An argument for print and comprehension
Amazon Books is located in University Village in Seattle's U-District. Caz Salamanca is visiting this store for the first time and is enjoying a...
Are you breaking up with me?
Hello it's me, your church building. I'm writing to you today to try to clear the air. To be honest, I'm not sure that...
Dear Rev. King: I Have a Dream, Too.
(Left) The Hirano family, left to right, George, Hisa, and Yasbei. Colorado River Relocation Center, Poston, Arizona., 1942-1945 (Courtesy of The Department of the Interior,...
What can we do to end gun violence and bring safety to our communities?
By the Rev. Sandy Brown | Photos by Jesse N. Love
The horrific shooting on November 5 at Sutherland Springs Baptist Church brings the gun...
Commentary: The Pastor as Prude
2013 Academy Awards host Seth McFarlane. Photo courtesy of Disney ABD Television Group; Creative Commons License.
Commentary by Rev. Melvin Woodworth*
I don’t think I’m unduly...
Just Tell Your Story
"Story telling just hasn’t made enough difference."
Amory Peck, former PNW Conference Lay Leader and delegate to a number of General Conferences, shares her story of advocating for change in The United Methodist Church and her take on the Uniting Methodist Movement. She believes their proposal to be a overreaching call for unity in the church "done on the backs of too, too many children of God."
Creating new traditions and beginning anew in 2018!
By Pastor Karen Yokota Love | Additional Photos by Wikipedia and Patrick Scriven
Believe it or not, the most important holiday in my family wasn’t...
