In the Church
Global Nature
Church Says Clergywoman Faces Trumped-up Charges
A former United Methodist district superintendent and deaconess has been charged with attempted murder, but she and her supporters say she is innocent and the charge is meant to silence her advocacy for indigenous people. Read more
Sep 27, 2022
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WCC General Assembly Closes with Call to ‘Act for Justice’
At the 11th General Assembly of the World Council of Churches, around 3,000 participants from 120 countries met to discuss the future direction of ecumenism. Its closing message called for “healing of our living planet.” Read more
Sep 20, 2022
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Alexander Zemlianichenko AP
At World Council of Churches Gathering, Russian Church Keeps Its Membership
After a sometimes-tense week that included passionate exchanges, the 11th assembly of the World Council of Churches approved a statement denouncing the war in Ukraine but does not single out the widely criticized leader of the Russian church. Read more
Sep 13, 2022
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Practicing Faith
Sacred Questions
F. Richard Garland, a lifelong questioner, agrees with another writer's assessment that “in the case of our own spiritual lives, questions of God and of other people are essential to the character of faith." Read more
Sep 27, 2022
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Still Time to Register for 'Voices from the Field'
United Women in Faith will feature three women leaders from national mission institutions during a Sept. 27 webinar. Read more
Sep 23, 2022
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Trouble Managing Anxiety? Talk to Your Family
God says that the iniquity of the parents will be visited upon offspring to the third and fourth generation. I don’t believe God is promising to punish future generations. I believe God is stating a fact that family dysfunctions get passed along. Read more
Sep 20, 2022
11:24 AM
Life-Giving Speech in a Hate-Filled World
Part of our human condition is that we are biased and irrational. So while we believe that we may know the truth, we ought to be very careful about how we express it. Read more
Sep 13, 2022
4:46 PM
Ordained Ministry
Grace and the Non-Anxious Presence
The most important role of the believer is to let go of their own wants and desires and let the mind and likeness of Christ take over. Read more
Sep 27, 2022
I Know Who Holds the Future
Jeremiah is telling Israel's exiles – Get ready for the long haul. This exile is not going to be a short thing as some of the false prophets were predicting. In fact, you’d better start thinking in terms of generations, not months or even years. Read more
Sep 28, 2022
Local Church
Greater Northwest Churches Take on Diverse Back-to-school Projects
United Methodist churches in the Greater Northwest Area have provided haircuts, supplies and backpacks for students and teachers for back to school. Read more
Sep 12, 2022
Join Prayer Online
Join St. Stephen UMC for prayer twice daily at 9 a.m. and 9 p.m. on Facebook. Read more
Sep 7, 2022
Finance and Administration
Bishop Spain, Tireless Counselor, Dies at 96
At an age when many would step back into retirement, Bishop Robert Hitchcock Spain stepped up to provide pastoral care to more than a thousand people as the United Methodist Publishing House’s full-time chaplain. Read more
Sep 13, 2022
Western Jurisdiction Releases Profiles of Episcopal Candidates for Public Review
As part of a process to enhance inclusiveness in episcopal leadership, the Western Jurisdiction Committee on the Episcopacy has launched a public site to view profiles on the 33 candidates. Read more
Sep 7, 2022
Bishop John Russell Dies at Age 96
Bishop John William Russell is remembered as the inaugural bishop when the Central Texas Conference was split from the Dallas-Fort Worth Episcopal Area. Read more
Sep 6, 2022
