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May 5, 2026
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Transitioning Away from Fossil Fuels: Envisioning the Transformation of the World
The goal of the Santa Marta Conference was to move from incremental pledges to concrete action, to strengthen multilateral cooperation to address the threat of climate change by strengthening support for the Fossil Fuel Nonproliferation Treaty.
May 6, 2026
Encouraging Social Witness, One Tile At A Time
The Spanish-tiled roof of the landmark St. Paul and St. Andrew UMC — which also houses the West Side Campaign Against Hunger and provides space for a variety of social service, arts and education programs — is being replaced.
May 6, 2026
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As US 250th Nears, Bishops Discuss Democracy
Bishops and scholars from around the world examined Christian faith and democracy at the spring Council of Bishops meeting. They made a distinction between Christian nationalism and the Gospel call for all Christians to be the light of the world.
May 7, 2026
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Survey Gives Shape to Leadership Gathering
United Methodists participating in the Leadership Gathering got a preview of what they will be working on when they meet in October. Driving the agenda are top priorities church members identified in a denomination-wide survey.
May 6, 2026
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Church Property Book Combines Theology, Law, Practice
Reviewer George "Buzzy" Anding finds a new book on United Methodist Church property by Dr. Lui Tran provides an essential resource to help UMC leaders regain a sense of stewardship rather than possession for a new era.
May 6, 2026
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New Suicide Prevention Resource for Faith Leaders
Video training course equips UMC clergy and faith leaders with practical, life-saving tools rooted in compassion, theology, and hope.
May 7, 2026
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Celebrating the 70th Anniversary of Clergy Rights for Women
The Rev. Dr. Mary John Dye celebrates the historic date of May 4, 1956 when General Conference granted full clergy rights to women.
May 5, 2026
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What Churches Should Know About Miracle Sunday
Miracle Sunday will be a one-time offering scheduled to take place in the denomination’s more than 30,000 congregations on May 17. The offering will raise funds for the Endowment for Theological Education in Africa, Europe and the Philippines.
Apr 16, 2026
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Immigrant Detention Centers Recall an Earlier Era
To mark Asian American and Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander (AANHPI) Heritage Month, Dr. Lovett H. Weems Jr. recalls Methodist care for interned Japanese Americans during World War II, a situation paralleling today's immmigration detention.
May 7, 2026
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Overcoming the Political Divide
The Rev. John Sumwalt ponders John Wesley's three foundational instructions when he's caught up in social media anger. He says the first one – "do no harm" – judges him most. "I wonder after every angry exchange, did I do harm?"
May 6, 2026
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Immigration Policy and the Broken Missionary Imagination
If every person was worth crossing any distance to reach, why does that conviction collapse when the crossing goes the other way?
May 6, 2026
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What Does Justice Require of Us?
A visit to a historic church in Washington, D.C., prompts public policy advocate Heather Malkawi to ask what justice requires of us today.
May 6, 2026
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To the Justices Who Took What Others Bled For
Like the biblical prophet Amos calling out Israel's sins, the Rev. Derek Penwell rebukes the U.S. Supreme Court majority that gutted the 1965 Voting Rights Act for which so many people fought and died..
May 5, 2026
Eastertide 2026
Reflections on the meaning of Easter for today
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New Creation: An Easter Reflection
Amid today’s threats to democracy, rule by corporations and plutocrats, escalating violence, economic suffering, environmental devastation, masked agents on our streets and more, how can we preach the gospel in a way that motivates action for good?
Apr 13, 2026
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Resurrection as a Call to Action
Easter is the high point of the Christian year. But Ann Michel says we can’t allow our celebrations to divert attention from the challenge of renewing the church. She writes that Easter is not an end point but rather a call to action.
Apr 9, 2026
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Easter Moments
Some of John Sumwalt's readers have sent him their stories of resurrection and signs of eternal life.
Apr 6, 2026
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Resurrection Reveals the Ongoing Power of God's Love
For Wesleyans, resurrection is an ongoing process of life being renewed in love. This ongoing power of love mends grief and makes us empathic. The ongoing power of love refuses to let us go or let us off, writes Bishop Dan Schwerin.
Apr 6, 2026
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Rising into New Life
We are resurrection people—not because the world is easy, but because we believe that death, despair, and injustice do not have the final word.
Apr 6, 2026
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Resurrection Is a Living Hope
Bishop Cynthia Moore-Koikoi, who leads the Eastern Pennsylvania and Greater New Jersey conferences, sends an Easter message proclaiming the living hope of Resurrection for our turbulent times.
Apr 6, 2026
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'Fear is not the final word...'
An Easter message from General Secretary Roland Fernandes, top executive of the General Board of Global Ministries, the General Board of Higher Education and Ministry and the United Methodist Committee on Relief.
Apr 6, 2026
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