I couldn’t help but laugh when my 89-year-old friend made a confession. “Some days I need a tractor to pull me out of my rut!” she exclaimed exasperatedly. It’s true for all of us. Without realizing it, we spin our wheels, repeating the same behavior, until we’ve created ruts so deep that the only thing [...]
John Meunier: Are you poor in spirit?
John Wesley’s sermons on the Sermon on the Mount are at the core of his teaching. In them we find much of theology distilled down to its essence. His own view was the the Sermon on the Mount was the … Continue reading →
Walking in the Wilderness: I want to sit in the clouds with Zach Sobiech
Sometimes you hear songs that only your eyes know how to talk about. I’ve spent all day talking with my eyes as I listen to a very beautiful album of songs by Zach Sobiech, a kid who died of cancer yesterday after recording an album in the final months of his life. Zach formed a […]
Walking in the Wilderness: Where Was God Then?
In a recent news article about the role faith and churches are playing in the aftermath of the deadly tornadoes in Granbury, one resident stated that his last-minute decision to take his wife and children to church that night saved … Continue reading →
Cloaked Monk's Blog: Bzzzz … II
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LifeBrook: Please Be in Prayer for Oklahoma Tornado Victims
I ask that all our readers please take time to offer up prayers for those impacted by the devastating tornado in Oklahoma yesterday. Here in the Southeast, we are all too familiar with these storms and what they can do … Continue reading →
Vital Piety: Pray for Oklahoma
A major tornado hit Moore Oklahoma, a suburb of Oklahoma City yesterday. As of this writing, 24 people have died, …
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May 21 2013
The United Methodist Reporter: Film festival world premiere features UM clergy
By Amy Forbus, Special Contributor… BATESVILLE, Ark.—This year’s Ozark Foothills FilmFest, held April 3-7, featured 34 films, one of which holds special connections for United Methodists in Arkansas. Black Marks on White Paper, an hour-long documentary, made its world premiere April 5, with both the filmmaker—retired clergyman the Rev. Bob Hager—and the film’s subject—retired Bishop [...]
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May 21 2013
UMC.org: Saying farewell to United Methodist Reporter
Losing the national newspaper like ‘the death of a family member or friend,’ says one longtime reader and alum.
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May 21 2013
UMC.org: Hockey ministry scores big with youth
A couple’s shared love of hockey spawned a ministry that helps kids develop in every aspect of their lives.
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May 20 2013
The United Methodist Reporter: Sevierville spirit – Husband-wife team leads fast-growing Hispanic congregation
By Annette Spence, Special Contributor… SEVIERVILLE, Tenn.—Three years ago, Susana Lopez was a translator in a furniture factory. Wilmer Lopez made a living out of laying tile and carpet. Today, the couple is co-pastoring what might be the largest Hispanic congregation in East Tennessee, and one of the fastest-growing Hispanic churches in the United Methodist [...]
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May 20 2013
The United Methodist Reporter: Ogletree: Change UM church law regarding homosexuality
By Thomas Ogletree, Special Contributor… As a lifelong United Methodist, an ordained elder in the New York Conference, and a scholar specializing in theological and social ethics, I am profoundly [...]
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