Speaking a Hard Truth-in-Love
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...
Washington Wildfires Update
By the Rev. Stanley J. Norman
Firefighters are finally containing the massive Carlton Complex Fires in Eastern Washington (52% contained as of Thursday, July 24th)....
UMW: Let’s Intercept the Traffickers!
By Elizabeth Blanton & Cary Lee | Seattle First United Methodist Church
The United Methodist Women (UMW) are huddling together to bring awareness to human...
Seven Ministry Convictions, part 1
By Rev. Dale Cockrum | Inland District Superintendent
Last month, JoAnna and I hosted a workshop for pastors who began ministry this summer at an...
Another perspective on the “Action of Non-Conformity with the General Conference”
By Rev. Daniel Foster | Puget Sound District Superintendent
The following column is republished with permission from July 8th "Spirit of Puget Sound" district newsletter...
A Hidden Promise
By the Rev. Cara Scriven | Tacoma District Superintendent
Growing up in the heart of the Berkshire Mountains, I came to love Autumn—the crisp air,...
Leaving Facebook and the Prisons We Make for Ourselves
By the Rev. Cara Scriven | Tacoma District Superintendent
Over the last year, I noticed that I was mindlessly checking Facebook when I had any...
Rev. Kim Fields to Central United Protestant Church
It is the intention of Bishop Grant Hagiya to appoint the Rev. Kim Fields as Senior Pastor to Central United Protestant Church, a United Methodist...
Seven Ministry Convictions, part 2
By Rev. Dale Cockrum | Inland District Superintendent
In my last post, I began to share a conversation I had with new pastors at the...
The Asthmatic Church
By the Rev. Cara Scriven | Tacoma District Superintendent
According to the Mayo Clinic, asthma is “a condition in which your airways narrow and swell...