Thinking about Abortion
By Thomas Lambrecht "As of today, I am responsible for 18,617 abortions.” Those were the words on a note handed to my friend, the Rev. Dr. Carolyn Moore, pastor of Mosaic Church in Evans, Georgia. It was from a young woman who was desperately seeking counsel. “For...
A Dunkirk Response to United Methodist Disintegration
By Scott Field By the end of May 1940, Germany’s rapid advance through north-west Europe had pushed the British Expeditionary Force (BEF), along with French and Belgian troops, back to the coast of the English Channel. Stranded on the beaches of the French port of...
Oliveto preaches an opening sermon before Council of Bishops
According to reporting from Heather Hahn (UMNS), United Methodist bishops find themselves “off the map” as they try to navigate a way forward through the church’s impasse over homosexuality, said Bishop Bruce R. Ough of the Dakotas-Minnesota area. “There is currently...
Judicial Council Maintains Status Quo on Church Law
By Thomas Lambrecht- The latest rulings by the Judicial Council illustrate that the impasse in our denomination over theological disagreements and the question of LGBTQ inclusion cannot be resolved by the church legal process. Church's Teaching Still Constitutional In...
Opinion: The temptations of division and unity
- By Donald W. Haynes The 21st century infighting about marriage, sexuality, and the Christian faith are obviating the relatively unrelated mistakes of the 20th century. That is the century when we lost membership and attendance inside the institutional church, and...
The Place of Conscience
By Thomas Lambrecht- That old saying from our parents, "let conscience be your guide," is foremost in the debate over ministry with LGBTQ persons. Some cannot in good conscience go against what they believe Scripture teaches about the sinfulness of same-sex practices....
Blatantly Disregarding Truth
By Thomas Lambrecht- For United Methodists concerned about the future of our denomination, the current crisis revolves around a critical lack of accountability. For 45 years we have been part of a church where people have a variety of thoughts and opinions about...
How “Centrist” Is Uniting Methodists?
By Tom Lmbrecht- The new group Uniting Methodists is in the process of forming to (in their words) give voice to the "broad center" of The United Methodist Church. A recent information session about the group was held at Church of the Resurrection in Leawood, Kansas,...
