More on misinformation
By Thomas Lambrecht It is important to have accurate information about all the issues surrounding disaffiliation in order to make good decisions. Last week, we explored the information shared by UM Communications in a post called “Is the United Methodist Church...
Misinformation Abounds
By Thomas Lambrecht Recently, United Methodist News Service, along with several bishops, has issued articles aimed at correcting what they perceive to be misinformation being shared about what The United Methodist Church will become in the future....
Strangely warmed
By Luther Oconer- On May 24, Methodists all over the globe commemorated the 279th anniversary of John Wesley’s “heart strangely warmed” experience at Aldersgate Street in London. While we generally mark the event as Wesley’s evangelical conversion, his own account...
Exceptional Entrepreneurs Profit in Many Ways
By Lilla Ross- For Exceptional Entrepreneurs, it’s not about the paycheck, but there’s a definite pay off. Three days a week 17 adults with developmental disabilities, ranging in age from 18 to 76, gather at Grace Community Center to perform simple jobs with the...
Crusader or Servant?
By Frank Decker- Before I became a missionary, I served a small United Methodist church in Virginia while in my 20s. There was a family in the neighborhood to whom we provided assistance from time to time. One day their grade school-aged daughter was playing with some...
Rookie Mistake
By Walter Fenton- Writing to churches and clergy in the Iowa Annual Conference about financial challenges the conference faces, new Bishop Laurie Haller wrote, "Some of our clergy and congregations are making the decision to withhold apportionment payments to protest...
Judicial Council Denies Motion for Reconsideration
By Walter Fenton- The United Methodist Church's Judicial Council has declined a request to reconsider a portion of its April 2017 decision regarding the consecration of an openly lesbian bishop. In a brief email to Mr. Richard Marsh, an attorney representing the...
Mercy Kept the Light on
By B.J. Funk- Motel Six television commercials are known for their “We keep the light on” advertisements. These words might not mean much to some, but they send a comforting beacon to many for whom the light has been turned off. Weary travelers find hope when they...
