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An Honorable Harvest
In this season of fall gathering, the Rev. F. Richard Garland reflects on how biblical instructions and Native American wisdom both counsel us to live sustainably so that no one suffers from hunger. Read more
There Are No Vegetarians in Breadlines…or Are There?
What's stopping church outreach and social service agencies from offering healthy vegetarian meals through their feeding programs, asks the Rev. Jeremy Smith. Read more
UMC Should Be Considering Hunger, Health Care
Jesus expects that his disciples will feed the hungry and thirsty, welcome strangers, clothe the naked, and visit the ill and imprisoned, not debate endlessly about what happens in people's bedrooms, writes Dr. Martha E. Banks. Read more
UM Insight Photo by Cynthia B. Astle
Hatchet Job: Take Down the Manger
Nativity scenes that distract us from the harsh realities of Jesus' birth – still felt by too many today – ought to be done away with, asserts the Rev. Richard Lowell Bryant. Read more
Living Toward the Unity That Already Is
The best path to United Methodist unity, writes retired Bishop Kenneth L. Carder, is to spend two weeks "living where Jesus lives" among the homeless, the addicted, the elderly, the infirm, the poor, and the undocumented. Read more
UMNS Photo by Paul Jeffrey
Becoming Subversive like Jesus
A summer of research into faith community organizing, combined with the events in Charlottesville, Va., inspire Cynthia B. Astle to new insights about Jesus' subversive teachings. Read more
Photo: Albin Hillert/WCC. Used by Permission.
Christian Leaders Call G20 Nations to Fight Hunger, Violence in Africa
As the leaders of the G20 economies gathered, the World Council of Churches, the ACT Alliance, and the All Africa Council of Churches called for those nations to lead a campaign against hunger and war in the Horn of Africa. Read more
Photos Courtesy of Rev. We Hyun Chang
Massachusetts UMC Packs 10,000 Meals in 80 Minutes
In less than an hour and a half, some 90 volunteers at Belmont/Watertown United Methodist Church in Massachusetts packed 10,000 meals for hungry people. Read more
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And, How Are ALL the Children?
Daunting as the challenges seem, the gospel of Jesus Christ demands that Christians never resist caring for the welfare of all the world's children, writes the Rev. Brandon Lazarus. Read more
Photo Courtesy of The New MethoFesto
Food Pantries and Band-Aids
The food pantries that United Methodist congregations so love may fill an immediate need, but they're not addressing the root problems of hunger and poverty, contends the Rev. Wes Magruder. Read more
Mar 29, 2013 7:23 PM Wes Magruder 3 Comments