What the Church could learn from Moana
Meredith Gudger-Raines reflects on the story of Moana, her journey to discover her identity, and the urgent need of the Church to remember its own.
I don’t love as God loves…
By Patrick Scriven | Director of Communications, Young People’s Ministries
First there was Hurricane Harvey. Next there was Hurricane Irma, and an 8.1-magnitude earthquake which rocked...
Liturgy: The Crossroads of Love and Justice
The Rev. Mantu Joshi is sharing a liturgy he wrote inspired by a Carpenters song Bishop Karen Oliveto likes. He is offering it to churches who are interested with permission to use and adapt in worship.
Signs
Women gathering
Energy rising
The signs are all around
By thousands they arrive
Big or small, flashy or tentative
In peace, silently witnessing
To an inner strength—irrepressible
Words of cordoned rage,...
An Impossible Calling
By Rev. Meredith Gudger-Raines
In the last days of the 2016 election, I escaped into the new Netflix series The Crown. Mid-century glamour, British accents and...
On the Road with the Seven Rivers District Lay Leader
By Karen Fisher | Seven Rivers District Lay Leader
Reposted from the Wenatchee First UMC Newsletter
As I write this newsletter for November, I’m sitting in...
A Day of Prayer at Standing Rock #WaterIsLife
By Rev. Richenda Fairhurst | Pastor, Camas United Methodist Church
It is 10:39pm North Dakota time and I am frankly exhausted. But it has been...
Where is this journey of United Methodism going?
Nancy Tam Davis, PNWAC Lay Leader
I am reminded of that saying about the thousand-mile journey and how it begins with a single step. Without...
Clergy Wellness: Be Still and Be Filled
By Linda Weistaner
I went on my first silent retreat around ten years ago with a group of 15 others. The retreat began with the leaders,...
Seven Rivers District Laity: Walking Together in Truth
The Seven Rivers District Laity met at Lazy F Camp & Retreat Center to discuss difference facets of truth. This event was held on...
