It’s Not About Jesus

It’s Not About Jesus

A perspective from Rev. Dr. William O. (Bud) Reeves, Senior Pastor at First United Methodist Church in Fort Smith, Arkansas I have been following the United Methodist discussions about human sexuality since I was in high school and the first discriminatory language...
Why I’m Not Leaving the UMC

Why I’m Not Leaving the UMC

A perspective from the Rev. Steve West of First United Methodist Church Arab, Alabama. A few weeks ago, hundreds of North Alabama Methodists that consider themselves traditional, orthodox, and conservative met at Clearbranch UMC to talk about splitting from the...
A Wide Embrace

A Wide Embrace

A perspective from Dr. Paul W. Chilcote, Retired United Methodist Theologian & Historian. My study of the life and work of John and Charles Wesley cultivated a deep love of the Anglican tradition in me. One particular collect that comes from the Book of...
“We are walking together at a different pace.”

“We are walking together at a different pace.”

A perspective from Pastor Sungho Lee (Concord UMC, Cal.-Nev. AC) Last year, we had a “holy conferencing” session at our annual conference. Annual conference delegates were mixed in small groups. No one person was from the same church in a group. Clergy and lay were...
A Special Word from Bishop David Graves

A Special Word from Bishop David Graves

Friends, Last week the United Methodist Church was in the national media headlines regarding a potential split in the denomination. A press release about a proposed agreement for separation sparked this media attention. Many of the secular headlines caused...
Methodist Slime, Scum, Sloths and Slugs

Methodist Slime, Scum, Sloths and Slugs

by James C. Howell I’m one who has urged us United Methodists to be generous listeners, and full of love and respect even when we disagree strongly on homosexuality or other issues. I’m one who is mortified when politicians are ugly toward one another, with vicious...

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