Devotional

By the Rev. Rich Lang | Seattle District Superintendent This week the clergy of our Conference gather in Vancouver for a Bishop's Symposium. On the one hand this...

By the Rev. Cara Scriven | Tacoma District Superintendent Over the last year, I noticed that I was mindlessly checking Facebook when I had any...

How about changing the line on Ash Wednesday for the Imposition of Ashes to, "Remember that you are earth, and to earth you shall...

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.

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,...

Port Hadlock Community UMC pastor Scott Rosekrans shares how a chance encounter on a Sunday afternoon gave him the opportunity to meet a new neighbor. The church's new Advent study had him at the church when it would normally be empty and provided a lesson which perfectly aligned with his encounter.

By Sue Magrath | Sacred Mountain Ministries It’s been a long, hot summer. Even the western side of the state has had little or no rain in several...

To the United Methodist Body of Christ in the Seattle District, As this year draws to a close, and another begins to birth I pray...

By David Reinholz | Guest Blogger As Pentecost approaches, I have been doing some thinking about the early church. I wonder what they had that...

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