Category: Other Perspectives
Domestic violence during Stay Home
The Michigan Conference Board of Justice raises awareness of the increase in domestic violence taking place during the stay-at-home conditions required by COVID-19.
Living through grief together
Holy Week is very different this year. Pastor Devon Herrell talks about grief as she retells the story of Lazarus.
What kind of a God do you believe in?
Pastoring through a pandemic is difficult. Now, as in times of John Wesley, “Best of all, God is with us,” says the Rev. Jack Harnish.
Loss always comes with separation
Both gain and loss. That’s what this North Carolina pastor sees as the outcome of the upcoming 2020 General Conference.
Another reason why I’m staying
Why are you a United Methodist? One reason the Rev. Jack Harnish is a United Methodist is his love for the many projects that are supported by the apportionment system.
Jesus at the Super Bowl
The Rev. Steve Manskar, pastor of Trinity United Methodist Church in Grand Rapids, offers “another set of beatitudes for Super Bowl Sunday.”
This time of change
While the UMC faces a time of change, UMW commits to keep needs of women and children front and center.
Take a deep breath
“If I was still a local church pastor,” says Rev. Jack Harnish, “I would tell my congregation something like this from the pulpit this morning. ‘Take a deep breath.’”
Food, tables, and God’s nature
Life Around the Table promotes a diet of Food that LAUGHS. How we eat either glorifies God or does not.
Prayer for people living with HIV/AIDS
On World AIDS Day, December 1, The United Methodist Church supports love and acceptance, resources, treatment, and eradication of stigma for those living with HIV/AIDS.