Doorway to Recovery
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.
What do Benedictine monks and United Methodist clergy have in common?
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,...
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.
Devotional: Songs of Ascent
I was glad when they said to me, “Let us go to the house of the LORD!” . . . Pray for the peace...
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...
Teach Us to Number Our Days
“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...
Advent Greetings from Bishop Hagiya
As we enter this season of holy births, new beginnings, and the hope of peace, I want to extend my deepest blessing upon you,...
Clarity
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...
Obedient to a Fault?
By the Rev. Cara Scriven | Tacoma District Superintendent
OOn Palm Sunday, I worshiped with the good people of Tumwater United Methodist Church. In her...
Holy Fire: Awakening the Human Heart
By David Reinholz | Guest Blogger
As Pentecost approaches, I have been doing some thinking about the early church. I wonder what they had that...