A few hard questions
By Rob Renfroe I don’t understand those in The United Methodist Church who call themselves “centrists.” I have listened carefully to their claims, but the more I listen, the more questions I have. First question: Do centrists actually believe that truth is...
The Heavens Declare
By David Wilkinson The first images from the James Webb Telescope were astonishing. A patch of the universe showing objects from which the light started its journey over 13 billion years ago and the distorted shapes of galaxies whose light had been magnified by the...
Hope in South Sudan
By Reed Hoppe- How do you find hope in a place like South Sudan? Dr. Sharon Fogleman, a missionary to South Sudan with TMS Global, asked this question when she addressed our staff one morning. As Christians, we often talk about having our hope in Christ. Yet when your...
God’s Story of You
By B.J. Funk- My daddy never liked that my friends minimized my double name into initials. Until he went to heaven at the age of 87, he called me Betty Jo unless, since I was the baby, he affectionately called me Baby Jo. He often put me on his knee and told me the...
The Man Came Around: RIP Johnny Cash
By Steve Beard “We’ve seen the secret things revealed by God/ And we heard what the angels had to say/ Should you go first, or if you follow me/ Will you meet me in Heaven someday?” Johnny Cash wrote those lyrics many years ago for his wife, June Carter. The song is...
Local UM Churches Respond to Harvey and Prepare for Irma
By Walter B. Fenton Local United Methodist churches across the country have rushed to support people trying to get back on their feet after the devastation of Hurricane Harvey. And they are already preparing to assist those in the path of Hurricane Irma. Along the...
In All Things
By Walter B. Fenton Surely the psalmist was using flood in a metaphorical sense when he cried out, "Save me, O God, for the waters have come up to my neck. I sink in deep mire, where there is no foothold; I have come into deep waters, and the flood sweeps over me"...
UMCOR Cleaning Kits for Houston
According to the Texas Annual Conference Disaster Response team, the best way to help victims of Hurricane Harvey are as follows. Monetary donations: These can be made directly to UMCOR Domestic Disaster Response, Advance #901670, at www.umcor.org If churches receive...
