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Perspectives | Snipers and Burned Pilots: God Weeps

February 9, 2015 By UM Insight--Perspectives Leave a Comment

Whether we go to war thinking we’re sent by God or we want revenge for the death of innocents, the Rev. John Partridge reminds us that God weeps at the horror.

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Perspectives | Should the UMC Have Nine Books of Discipline, or Ten?

February 6, 2015 By UM Insight--Perspectives Leave a Comment

With allusions to The Lord of the Rings, the Rev. Chris Ritter proposes that even though UMC regions globally can set up their own Books of Discipline, the denomination should still be under the authority of “the one.”

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Perspectives | In-Sight: Amicable Separation?

February 6, 2015 By UM Insight--Perspectives Leave a Comment

The Rev. Steve Harper lays out why he thinks “amicable separation” is not a direction that The United Methodist Church should take.

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Perspectives | New Frontiers

February 6, 2015 By UM Insight--Perspectives Leave a Comment

As a new year moves on, the Rev. Billy Cox reminds us that power settles on those who seek new frontiers, and that terrorism comes in many forms right where we are, not just “over there.”

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Perspectives | The Good, the Bad and the Ugly

February 6, 2015 By UM Insight--Perspectives Leave a Comment

Human beings are prone to being ugly in any conflict, as the latest events in the Middle East have shown, writes the Rev. Billy J. Cox.

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Perspectives | ‘Just Resolution’ or Just Bullshit?

February 6, 2015 By UM Insight--Perspectives Leave a Comment

The Rev. Drew B. McIntyre takes strong objection to recent administrative decisions regarding clergy who have performed same-sex marriages

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Perspectives | Why I’m a United Methodist: Don’t Check Yourself at the Door

February 4, 2015 By UM Insight--Perspectives Leave a Comment

A supportive welcome and the Wesleyan Quadrilateral prompted Canadian Sarah Heath to join the United Methodist Church and become a pastor.

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Perspectives | Despite Everything, Why I Am Still a United Methodist

February 4, 2015 By UM Insight--Perspectives Leave a Comment

Despite all its foibles and faults, the United Methodist Church holds many worthy virtues that keep him in its community, writes the Rev. Richard Bryant.

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Perspectives | Reflecting on the Social Principles Consultation

February 4, 2015 By UM Insight--Perspectives Leave a Comment

Attending one of several churchwide consultations on the Social Principles, the Rev. Becca Girrell urges a new version be shorter, more positive and globally useful.

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Perspectives | Why I Am a United Methodist: Because of Love

February 4, 2015 By UM Insight--Perspectives Leave a Comment

In an ongoing series from UMC LEAD, the Rev. Ben Gosden describes how the love of a United Methodist congregation for his family led to his becoming a pastor.

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