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How Do I Love Thee?
Show love for Mother Earth. February 2023 begins the fourth year of Creation Justice Tips— a collection of little and large ways to show the Creator love by loving God’s Creation. Check out this month's suggestions for loving the planet. Read more
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90 Seconds to Midnight – Time to Witness and Serve
Atomic scientists say the war in Ukraine and other crises make it "90 seconds to midnight" -- meaning a symbolic movement toward global catastrophe. But it's also an opportunity for Christians to witness to hope, love and solutions to calamity. Read more
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If It Seems Like 2022 Was a Big Year for Disasters, You're Right
Climate Central put out a sobering assessment on weather and climate disasters, while there's more talk about global threats that could spark humanitarian crises. Read more
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Get Ready: Three Humanitarian Crises Are Expected to Worsen in 2023
An international humanitarian aid expert predicts three global crises will worsen in 2023, but The United Methodist Church, through its longstanding missional outreach efforts, stands ready to respond. Read more
Global Health
United Methodist Hospital in Nigeria Expands
Opened in 2018, the hospital is a 30-bed facility with general outpatient, surgical, nursing, administrative and pharmaceutical units. Dr. Ebenezer Koku Apake of the Nigeria Ministry of Health said the new ward is a great achievement. Read more
Dec 8, 2022
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The Sin of the $3000 Co-Pay
The co-pay for the Rev. Richard Bryant's father to take an experimental cancer pill is $3,000. For some people, that amount would be a death sentence, and Rev. Bryant wonders why The United Methodist Church isn't up in arms about it. Read more
Dec 6, 2022
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World AIDS Day: It’s Not Fair and It’s Not Over
Jesus, in his ministry on earth, held a special concern for those who were less fortunate – the widows, children, poor and marginalized. In today’s world, these are the people who are disproportionately impacted by HIV and AIDS. Read more
Nov 30, 2022
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Constructing Homes for AIDS Orphans in Kenya
More than 350 homes have been built by teams in collaboration with Maua Methodist Hospital in Kenya, and generous gifts through the Center for Health and Hope in Colorado are adding to that number. Read more
Oct 28, 2022
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Love Beyond Borders Raises Nearly $500,000 in a Year for Global Vaccine Equity
Love Beyond Borders is the Boise First United Methodist Church (Cathedral of the Rockies) campaign to create equitable access to vaccines among the poor countries of the world. Read more
Sep 12, 2022
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Considering Our COVID-19 Losses
The Rev. Cindy Hickman asked her Facebook friends to describe what they lost during the coronavirus pandemic. They poured out their hearts. Read more
Aug 4, 2022
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Advocating Justice
Black Pastors Group Calls for Day of Prayer
A group called Black Methodists for a Better Future is calling for a national day of prayer and fasting on Feb. 1. The group’s leader, the Rev. Dennis Blackwell, wants to ask for God’s help with gun, domestic and economic violence and racism. Read more
Jan 31, 2023
Church Leaders Mourn Tyre Nichols, Seek Change
United Methodists across the U.S. have joined in grief and prayers for Tyre Nichols and his family in the days since the release of video footage showing Memphis police beating him. Read more
Jan 31, 2023
