A Greater Love…

Photo by the Rev. David V. Valera By Patrick Scriven, Director of Communications, Young People's Ministries I was on an elliptical at my local YMCA when...

Did you ever feel like the time before Christmas is just upside-down?

By the Rev. Paul Graves Do you remember the lead-up to Christmas when you were a child? If you now have children, or grandchildren, or...

Jamaa Letu Orphanages: A Child Prays for You

Claudine “Blessing” Kasongo receives a Certificate of Achievement from the Rev. Jon Short during the Congo Zambia Dinner at General Conference 2016 in Portland,...

Dear Rev. Dr. King: How Do We Challenge Environmental Racism?

By the Rev. Katie Ladd | Photos by Kristina Gonzalez Note: This week, clergy and laity from the PNWUMC will be sharing letters in the...

Is it easy being GREEN at Annual Conference?

By the Rev. Jenny Phillips It can be hard to make creation-friendly choices when you’re attending Annual Conference, because the big creation care decisions were...

Elders: Listen to Your Questions!

Nurturing Elders and Others: Listen to Your Questions: Active Listening to Your Inner-Self By The Rev. Paul Graves Nearly four years ago, I began to verbalize a...

Dear Dr. King: The Legacy Continues to be Shaped

(Left) Statue of Martin Luther King, Jr. over the west entrance of Westminster Abbey (Church of England, Anglican Communion). Installed in 1998, sculpted by...

Seriously, Easter is too a joke

"Could it be that God invented the Resurrection of Jesus as a dramatic reminder for us that death, for all of its power to imprison us in our fears, will not be the end of Life? " In a letter to his grandchildren reflecting on the odd occasion of Easter and April Fool's day sharing a date on the calendar, Rev. Paul Graves makes the case that it is perfectly appropriate.

Can you Imagine being separated from your family?

By Libby Marie Hall Do you remember that early 70s song Imagine? Please take a moment and listen to this song from John Lennon.  This...

MLK Day: The Work of Justice Must Go On

The Martin Luther King, Jr. Day march in Seattle took place on January 16 and began at Garfield High School to the Henry M. Jackson...

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