Devotional

I was glad when they said to me, “Let us go to the house of the LORD!” . . .  Pray for the peace...

By the Rev. Cara Scriven | Tacoma District Superintendent MMy least favorite part of the day is announcing bedtime.  On the best of days, my...

Rev. Susan Boegli, pastor of Battleground Community UMC, has been sober for ten months. In this post for the Clergy Wellness Corner, she shares how her journey to sobriety started last year on Good Friday, the fear she took on in stepping into the light, and the support she has received along the way.

“For everything there is a season, and a time for every matter under heaven…” Ecclesiastes 3:1-8 (ESV) By Amanda Nicol | Ministry Intern serving at Gresham UMC...

"When we celebrate Jesus’ birth only as a “Jesus sweet and mild” newborn, we unconsciously dismiss the radically prophetic message his birth and whole life embodied." Rev. Paul Graves challenges us to see the birth of Christ as the bold unmerited gift of grace that it is.

By the Rev. Meredith Dodd | Pastor, Bear Creek United Methodist Church What do Benedictine monks and United Methodist clergy have in common? At first glance,...

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...

By Kellen Head-Corliss | Ministry Intern serving at Bear Creek United Methodist Church I should start with a thank you to the conference and those who designed...

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.

By the Rev. Cara Scriven | Tacoma District Superintendent OOn Palm Sunday, I worshiped with the good people of Tumwater United Methodist Church. In her...