“Yes, I am called, but how, and to what?”
By Sophia K.R. Agtarap
This notion of being called is not a new one.
Scripture is peppered with stories of our foreparents in faith being called...
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...
Dear Dr. King: The Legacy Continues to be Shaped
(Left) Statue of Martin Luther King, Jr. over the west entrance of Westminster Abbey (Church of England, Anglican Communion). Installed in 1998, sculpted by...
Together, we will get there (…and this is not a personal thing)
Marches for Ebola virus awareness and for the response to the death of Michael Brown.
Together, we will get there (…and this is not...
Dear Rev. Dr. King: How Do We Challenge Environmental Racism?
By the Rev. Katie Ladd | Photos by Kristina Gonzalez
Note: This week, clergy and laity from the PNWUMC will be sharing letters in the...
A Word About the Oliveto Decision
"What we are really wrestling with is the character and will of God. Is God a compassionate, benevolent presence that offers blessing and favor? Or, is God a righteous judge that separates the pure and impure..."
Seattle District Superintendent Rich Lang reflects upon last week's Judicial Council ruling and what it means for The United Methodist Church.
Who knew?! Impressions of Mission u
Marilyn Reid, Jen Stuart, and Lyda Nisbet perform a skit highlighting women heroines in the Hebrew Scriptures.
Who knew?! Impressions by a first-timer at Mission...
Another look at new connectional giving numbers
For the fourth year in a row, more conferences paid 100% of their general-church apportionment. For Patrick Scriven, the variance in how different United Methodist jurisdictions in the U.S. met this goal raises some interesting questions.
Massachusetts church says it’s open for same-sex weddings
A UMNS Report by Sam Hodges
The council of Harvard-Epworth United Methodist Church in Cambridge, Mass., has approved a “Marriage Equality Statement” saying that the...
Dear Dr. King: I Still Struggle for Freedom
A large group of African-American spectators stands on the banks of Buffalo Bayou to witness a baptism. Many umbrellas are present indicating an effort...