Tag: Social Issues
United Methodists head to the polls
United Methodists should review what General Conference has said in the Book of Resolutions as they reflect on the issues facing our state and nation and the candidates who run… Continue Reading United Methodists head to the polls
Pastoring in partisan times
Four church leaders share how preachers can keep worship holy in today’s highly polarized times.
Human sexuality … it’s a journey
A Reserve Delegate describes a significant conversation that took place in the “Peanut Gallery” and offers a prayer of hope.
Sexuality debate spans four decades
Since 1972 General Conferences have been voting on legislation regarding human sexuality. Here’s a 44-year timeline.
Keeping quiet, feeling alone
One seemingly “upbeat person” talks about the day the fog of depression began to lift.
Retired bishop again officiates same-gender nuptials
Retired Bishop Melvin G. Talbert co-officiated at the April 23 wedding of two men at First UMC, Charlotte, NC.
Baptism is thicker than water
Rev. Dan Dick, Assistant to the Bishop of the Wisconsin Area, reflects on division and unity within The United Methodist Church.
Making Peace April 16,2016
Keep Making Peace agenda, Saturday, April 16, 2016, includes focus on Water Justice for Flint.
‘Missioning with fear’ in Brussels
A United Methodist missionary from Liberia, Nicodemus Doe, and others report from the scene of terror in Brussels.