New Jersey Korean Pastor Responds
By Thomas Lambrecht - Several weeks ago, I shared the story of the Rev. James Lee, a pastor in the Greater New Jersey Annual Conference at Bethany Korean UM Church. His district superintendent notified him that Bishop John Schol was appointing him to a different, much...
Chinese-American UM leaders respond to controversial appointment maneuvers
According to a press release, the National Chinese Caucus (NCC) of the United Methodist Church urges “all parties involved in the process of appointment to maintain a spirit of peace and goodwill toward those who hold differing theological and ethical values, while...
The march of the Last Responders
The march of the Last Responders By Steve Beard April 23, 2010 They weren’t taking any chances. For Super Bowl Sunday, the historic St. Louis Cathedral in New Orleans called the Vatican to seek permission to replace the Papal flag over the front entrance of the...
The marks of Christ and his Church
Archive: The marks of Christ and his Church By Jason E. Vickers The United Methodist (EUB) Confession of Faith identifies four marks of the church: oneness, holiness, catholicity, and apostolicity. These four marks are not original with the Confession of Faith. They...
Actualizing the Holy Spirit
Archive: Actualizing the Holy Spirit By Shane Raynor I have a deep conviction that the answer to many of our struggles in the Christian faith lies in our understanding of the Holy Spirit. The walls we often hit (and who hasn’t hit a spiritual wall at some point?)...
You can’t argue with a changed life
Archive: You can’t argue with a changed life By Liza Kittle If I had a nickel for every time Steve Dodson, my friend and former pastor, said those words, I would probably have at least a thousand dollars. It was truly one of his mantras and has become one of my own as...
What we speak and what they hear
Archive: What We Speak and What They Hear By Duffy Robbins There’s a brilliant French TV commercial from the French film industry promoting the notion that people need to see a movie in the theater to fully understand the movie. To really get the point of the spot,...
Church and Society webzine: Sex outside of marriage can be “moral, ethical”
Archive: Church and Society webzine: Sex outside of marriage can be “moral, ethical” By Joseph Slife A sex-education column in a recent issue of the United Methodist General Board of Church and Society’s web-based publication, Faith in Action, argues that persons can...