UM & Global | Unity without sameness
This is the sixth in a series of posts on unity in the United Methodist Church. This series of blog ...
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Jedi Pastor Ken | Can’t Hear God? 5 Ways To Hear God’s Voice Better
I will never forget the tone of voice of my parents when they called out to me. It was easy ...
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Beguine Again | Daily Prayer: Twenty Minutes of Silence
This morning I am reminded of the power of sitting silently. The Center for Action and Contemplation had an online ...
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SOUND BITES: Something to chew on that is good for the soul™ | TURNING TO JESUS IN OUR PAIN
“He was despised and rejected by mankind, a man of suffering, and familiar with pain. Like one from whom people ...
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Wesleyan/Anglican | The Collect for the Nineteenth Sunday After Pentecost
Lord, we beseech thee, grant thy people graceto withstand the temptations of the world, the flesh, and the devil, and ...
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Defining Grace | Adjusting Attendance Expectations
When the fall arrives, church attendance usually increases. Summer vacations are over, and regular routines return. The fall is also ...
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UM & Global | Whither the central conferences in a "loosened" connection? Part 2
The Commission on a Way Forward has been worked to develop plans for a new way of structuring The United ...
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Tom Lambrecht | Good News Magazine | Closer to a Way Forward
By Rev. Thomas Lambrecht Commission Members at Work – COWF Photo Last week the Bishops’ Commission on a Way Forward ...
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United Methodist Insight | Social Principles Revision Process Gets Under Way
Team convenors for revision of the United Methodist Social Principles met in May with Church and Society staff to begin ...
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Hacking Christianity :: Rev. Jeremy Smith | What Are You Prepared To Do For Justice?
A question of commitment keeps me coming back to two movies and their evaluations of the fuzzy line of justice. Screencap – The Untouchables (1987) What Are You Prepared to do? Actor Sean Connery plays Jim Malone in The Untouchables, a movie about ...
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Hacking Christianity :: Rev. Jeremy Smith | Denominations are Dinosaurs, except when Disaster Strikes
When disaster strikes, we are reminded that we are better together. Photo: Creative Commons via DoD When disaster strikes. When disaster strikes in our hyper-connected world, the damage is not localized. The entire region and world is aware of Hurricane ...
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Hacking Christianity :: Rev. Jeremy Smith | Should Reducing Hate be a Measure of Church Effectiveness?
Is it more important that we count people in the pews and dollars in the plate, or the amount of hate that churches combat? via the Southern Poverty Law Center Measure it in Hate? I love my blog community because ...
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