Category: Voices
Trust in the risen Christ
![Shalom Gate at HAPI in Haiti](https://michiganumc.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/shalom_gate_HAPI_TOP.jpg)
With the humanitarian crisis in Haiti in mind, Bishop David Bard asks us to live out our resurrection faith and labor for a more peaceful and just world.
From auto parts to altar
![Marjorie Matthews](https://michiganumc.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/matthews_TOP.jpg)
Elected in 1980, Majorie Matthews, The United Methodist Church’s first woman bishop, was a Michigander. The New York Times called Matthews “a symbol of progress,” and others lauded her historic… Continue Reading From auto parts to altar
Casting our nets in faith
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Rev. Margie Crawford, superintendent of the East Winds District, gives an update on a new Lenten mission opportunity her district started.
Awaiting resurrection
![Sunrise](https://michiganumc.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/resurrection_TOP.jpg)
Looking toward Easter, Bishop David Bard says evil causes us to yearn for a new world where hunger is a memory and war is ancient history.
Listen to the voice of Henry Bibb
![Henry Bibb, early Black Methodist](https://michiganumc.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/bibb_TOP.jpg)
A Black Methodist voice from the past has much to teach us about how to be a messenger of both judgment and grace to a church moving toward racial justice.
Living out our connectionalism
![People locking arms](https://michiganumc.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/kasper_blog_TOP.jpg)
Rev. John Kasper, superintendent of the Central Bay District, highlights a new district initiative called Connexion Zones, where pastors and churches collaborate and partner together.
Learning and then loving rightly
![Open book with pages folded in shape of heart](https://michiganumc.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/book_heart_TOP.jpg)
Reflecting on Black History Month, Bishop David Bard encourages us to do our part in cultivating hearts and souls that love more deeply and intelligently.
Mental health care is a justice matter
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Deacon Michelle King shares her story of mental illness and why she commits to fighting for justice so that everyone gets the treatment they need — no matter what.
DS highlights new ministry and growth
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Rev. Jodie Flessner, superintendent of the Western Waters District, sees new life and purpose emerging in many places in the newly formed district.
Making all things new
![Winter sunrise](https://michiganumc.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/winter_dawn_TOP.jpg)
Bishop David Bard asks how we might see this new year as an opportunity to focus forward and to reaffirm that God is working to make all things new.