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Want to Know Who’s Behind Project 2025? Follow the Money through the Swamp
In the 1976 film "All the President’s Men," journalists are told to “follow the money” to get to the bottom of the Watergate scandal. It’s also pretty good advice for anyone interested in knowing more about some of the funders behind Project 2025. Read more
Jul 24, 2024
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Kamala Harris' Multi-religious Identity is a Map of the Future
Presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris has a diverse personal religious and spiritual history that is now far more representative of America’s multi-faith makeup. Read more
Jul 24, 2024
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Bibles in Schools Secularize the Sacred
There are several serious issues at hand here, not the least of which is the First Amendment specifically grants freedom of religion. It does not say any specified religion, just a statement allowing people to worship as they please. Read more
Jul 17, 2024
UMC Future
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US Sees Big Changes in Bishop Assignments
Heather Hahn of UM News explains the complicated and unusual arrangements made this year for United Methodist bishops' assignments in the United States. Read more
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Nostalgia Isn’t What It Used to Be (And It Might Be Making You Sick)
Originating from the Greek words "nostos" (homecoming) and "algos" (pain), nostalgia was initially a medical term coined in the 17th century for a severe form of homesickness. Read more
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Diversity Aboard the Love Train
Reconciling Ministries Network's community organizers describe how diversity plans a major role in developing relationships for the UMC's future. Read more
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2024 Annual Conference Creation Justice Updates
United Methodist annual conferences made significant progress this year toward ideas and activities to help reduce the efforts of the global climate crisis and provide better care for God's creation. Read more
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Why Turn to Missionaries for Imaging the Church’s Future?
Missionaries' experiences can provide the UMC with a crucial insight – that the gospel must be contextualized to a culture lest it import a foreign culture's perspectives unconciously. Read more
Featured Articles
UMC Bishops: 'We Aim to Become a More Agile and Efficient Church'
The Council of Bishops of The United Methodist Church issued a statement, “A Journey of Hope and Transformation,” following up on the 2024 Jurisdictional Conferences. Read more
UMC Bishops Condemn Russia’s Attacks on Civilian Targets
United Methodist bishops condemn Russia's ongoing attacks on civilian targets, most recently the atrocious attack on the Okhmatdyt Children's Hospital in Kyiv. Attacks against civilian targets are war crimes and violate humanitarian principles. Read more
Webinar Envisions Ways Preachers and Church Musicians Might Flourish Together
Fostering church cultures where both pastors and church musicians flourish requires discerning the perspectives and challenges of the other, United Methodist pastor Andy Stoker said during a webinar about pastor-musician working relationships. Read more
