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What do United Methodists Really believe?
By Sam Hodges - The United Methodist Church is a big tent theologically, and people with conservative or traditional religious beliefs make up the largest group under that spreading canvas. Those are two key findings from a new United Methodist ...
Shifting Axis of Methodism
By Steve Beard - “I look upon all the world as my parish,” famously said John Wesley (1703-1791). One imagines he had no idea that the United Methodist Church – one very large aspect of his spiritual legacy – would be in ministry in 60 different ...
Traditional Plan Prevails
By Sam Hodges - United Methodists tried to come to terms with a General Conference that was meant to unify but instead underscored divisions and had all sides acknowledging a high level of pain. “Catastrophic” was the summary judgment of the Rev. ...
For the Traditional Plan
By Jessica LaGrone - On my first mission trip I travelled to the mountains of Costa Rica with a wonderful crew of warm-hearted United Methodists. While we were there to construct houses, my best work was often building relationships with the ...
Miracle on the Mississippi
By Thomas Lambrecht - NEWS ANALYSIS The United Methodist Church endured four days of wrenching deliberation at the special called General Conference February 23-26. The conference demonstrated a deeply divided church – something that was readily ...
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Christ’s death and our life
By John R. W. Stott - Jesus was spending his last evening on earth in quiet seclusion with his apostles. It was the first day of the Feast of Unleavened Bread, and they had met to eat the Passover ...
At the foot of the cross: Good Friday meditation
By Fleming Rutledge - “When Jesus therefore saw his mother, and the disciple standing by, whom he loved, he saith unto his mother, Woman, behold thy son! Then saith he to the disciple, Behold thy ...
The conquering faith of Jackie Robinson
“A life is not important except in the impact it has on other lives.” – Jackie Robinson - By George Mitrovich - Jackie Robinson, who broke baseball’s color barrier in 1947 with the Brooklyn ...
