“He lived there two whole years at his own expense and welcomed all who came to him, proclaiming the kingdom of God and teaching about the Lord Jesus Christ with all boldness and without hindrance” (Acts 28:30-31). The Book of Acts seems to end on a whimper. In a book where we’ve seen Jesus ascend, the Holy… Read more »
Several of my friends and colleagues are posting why they are United Methodist. I would write a full article, but my answer is too short. Why am I United Methodist? I am United Methodist not because I find it to be right, but I find it to be beautiful. Beauty trumps “rightness” every time.
How have your resolutions been going? Sometimes a resolution is hard to get started. Sometimes it starts with a great drive but it loses steam and falls apart. Maybe you’ve been keeping your resolution but you are quickly discovering that it’s not much of a resolution—“I promise to breath more in 2015.” Why do resolutions… Read more »
This Sunday The Louisiana Annual Conference of The United Methodist Church will convene at Centenary College in Shreveport. It will be a time of worship, conferencing, fellowship, and study. It will be a time to celebrate what God is doing in the world through the body of Christ we call Methodist. It will also be… Read more »
Good News Magazine recently published “Regarding United Methodism’s Future,” which is intended to be a report on the collective work of faithful United Methodist clergy and theologians navigating the disagreement of the Church’s relationship with homosexuality. Many are presenting this document as a fair and centrist opinion of the church itself, which unfortunately is not… Read more »
Good News Magazine recently published “Regarding United Methodism’s Future,” which is intended to be a report on the collective work of faithful United Methodist clergy and theologians navigating the disagreement of the Church’s relationship with homosexuality. Many are presenting this document as a fair and centrist opinion of the church itself, which unfortunately is not… Read more »
Click here to listen: Most of the message from Sunday can be found in part in The Book of Resolutions 2004 in the document titled, “This Holy Mystery,” which details the United Methodist understanding of how Christ is present around the Table. You can also find “This Holy Mystery” on the official United Methodist Church… Read more »
Gracious God, our persistent liberator, every day you summon your slumbering people. Stir up within us a call to repentance, a vision of your kingdom, and a desire to offer ourselves to your loving work. Enlighten our lives with your grace so that we might fully give ourselves to Christ’s mission and ministry. Holy Father,… Read more »
Mothering God, who gave birth to all that is seen and unseen, create in us a new and right heart this day. Today we give thanks for our mothers and those who have served as a mother in our life. Like a hen who protects her chicks, O God, surround those for whom today is… Read more »
Mothering God, who gave birth to all that is seen and unseen, create in us a new and right heart this day. Today we give thanks for our mothers and those who have served as a mother in our life. Like a hen who protects her chicks, O God, surround those for whom today is… Read more »