Tag: Jerry DeVine
The hope of dreams
In the Epiphany story, God used dreams to warn the magi and the holy family about the dangers of political powers at play. Rev. Jerry Devine invites us to see… Continue Reading The hope of dreams
Witnessing the dawn of a new day
As a monitor for the General Commission on Religion and Race at General Conference, Rev. Jerry DeVine examines the historic event and wonders how the UMC will live into connectionalism… Continue Reading Witnessing the dawn of a new day
MSU shooting shatters Michigan UMs
United Methodist churches in the greater Lansing area grapple with the Feb. 13 mass shooting on the campus of Michigan State University.
Time to stop gawking and get moving
Rev. Jerry DeVine encourages us, despite the cobwebs and sorrows of denominational divisions, to embrace the new things God is doing in the church and get to work.
Michigan Conference redraws district lines
The Michigan Conference announces a new district map and the district superintendents serving those seven new districts.
Broken and healed
There’s a Chinese Prayer in the United Methodist Hymnal. On page 564 you find these words for Unity of Christ’s Body….