Conforming with Nonconformity
Commentary by Irene R. DeMaris, M.Div
Earlier today, The Pacific Northwest Conference of The United Methodist Church began a conversation that the New England, Desert Southwest,...
What’s life REALLY like in seminary?
By Bailey Brawner, Elizabeth Hurd, and Maggie Ward
Three United Methodist women sit in a classroom, sipping coffee and tea on a cool Saturday morning...
Global Mission Fellows meet Dr. Cornel West
Gretchen Brown, the Rev. Katie Ladd, Dr. Cornel West, Sarah Roemer and Janjay Innis gather after West’s visit to
The Well at Queen Anne UMC....
Making My Daily Bread (Recipe Included!)
“Give us this day our daily bread…” this is the line in the Lord’s Prayer that I most take for granted. In my household,...
A reflection on exclusion and language by Paul Jeffrey
By the Rev. Paul Jeffrey
Some ten million people in the world today are stateless. They aren’t recognized as citizens of any nation. Without legal...
We’re fools whether we dance or not, so we might as well dance.*
By Patrick Scriven | Director of Communications & Young People's Ministry
Iwoke up this morning to a lovely email from a member of one of...
You can’t be part of a movement when you are standing still
By Patrick Scriven, Director of Communications & Young People's Ministries
I remember being disappointed the first time I visited Mars Hill Church in Seattle. You...
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...
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...
Chuck Knows Church—But Do We?
Rev. Steve Horswill-Johnston explaining the popularity of Chuck Knows Church" in a "Behind the Scenes" video on Vimeo (link).
Commentary by Rev. Matt Gorman, Pastor at...
