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    We’re All in This Together, Bit by Bit

    An encounter with rude shoppers and unsafe drivers was redeemed for Cynthia B. Astle with reassurances from the author of a book used in a communcal study by two churches, one predominantly white and another predominantly Black.

  • Viewing Electric Cars

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    Every Day Must Be Earth Day

    Even though Earth Day 2025 is past, educator Richard Gillum urges people to think of every day as an opportunity to care better for God's creation.

  • Survivor

    Rejecting Cruelty

    Scholar Brett Opalinski writes how Boston Red Box outfielder Jarren Duran's courage in acknowledging his struggles with depression points out the need for Christians to be kinder and spread kindness in a cruel world.

  • The "New" Church

    The Kind of Man Fred Was

    Fred Cartwright, lay leader of Trinity United Methodist Church in Montello, Wisconsin in the 1980s, was the kind of man who "cast his bread upon the waters," remembers John Sumwalt.

  • Jesus and Thomas

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    Wounds Are Okay

    Why do Jesus' wounds remain on his resurrected body? Perhaps to encourage Thomas, perhaps to show that healed wounds can have a purpose.

  • Love Your Enemies

    Should You Love Your Enemies or Punish Them?

    A conflict of wills occurs when you try to convince another that you are right, and they are wrong. President Donald Trump is engaging in a campaign of punishing his enemies. The Rev. Jack Shitama terms his actions "poor leadership."

  • May Tips UMCJM

    Our #1 Job

    The first commandment from our Creator was to “tend the garden.” The task of caring for creation may seem daunting, but especially when we do it together, we discover God in new ways.

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