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Articles by lay and clergy members of the Annual Conference representing the specific viewpoints of the author and not necessarily the position of the Pacific Northwest Annual Conference.

Our Future is Mobile

By Patrick Scriven | Director of Communications & Young People’s Ministry The future is mobile, whether we like it or not. In 2007, Microsoft CEO Steve...

Stop Preaching, Start Reaching!

By Patrick Scriven, Director of Communications & Young People's Ministries I can't remember the last time a sermon changed my mind. There, I’ve said it....

Are you breaking up with me?

Hello it's me, your church building. I'm writing to you today to try to clear the air. To be honest, I'm not sure that...

Eastern Washington Wildfires

By the Rev. Stanley J. Norman "This is a very active and fluid situation," fire spokesman Chuck Turey said. Mr. Turey is a master of...

On Religious Freedom and Referendum 74

Bishop Grant J. Hagiya preaching at the Service of Commissioning and Ordination during the 2012 Pacific Northwest Annual Conference Session in Pasco, WA. Photo...

What to do when the pieces no longer fit… Need a hint? It rhymes...

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By Patrick Scriven | Director of Communications & Young People's Ministry Our family enjoys the challenge of a good jigsaw puzzle. The little ones have puzzles...

Frank Schaefer: To Err on the Side of Love

Frank Schaefer: To Err on the Side of Love By Amy Pazan On the weekend of March 29, defrocked pastor Frank Schaefer visited the Seattle Area...

Does God REALLY care who wins the Superbowl?

By Patrick Scriven | Director of Communications & Young People's Ministry “Pour out your anger on the nations that do not know you, and on the...

Butler Bass: Believing, Behaving, and Belonging

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Religion AND Spirituality - or - Religion VS. Spirituality By Ellen Johanson with Pastor Alice Hedges The Pacific Northwest Annual Conference welcomes Diana Butler Bass as...

From the Global Lens: Climate Refugees

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Refugees travel in a rubber boat across the Aegean Sea from Turkey to the Greek island of Lesbos on October 30, 2015.  They were...

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