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...
Elders: Mirror, Mirror on the Wall…
Portrait of artist Henry Moore, courtesy of Wikimedia Commons.
Nurturing Elders and Others:
Mirror, Mirror on the Wall
By the Rev. Paul Graves | Photo courtesy of...
Mad Tweeting our way to oblivion?
Commentary by Patrick Scriven
Like many Americans, I consume the morning news while I'm eating my breakfast and getting ready for the day. I've gotten...
Becoming God’s Shalom: A Justice Journey
By the Rev. Kay C. Barckley | Photo by Faith Action Network
“…in peace and justice Christ brings Shalom. So when we’re living the ways of...
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...
Beyond Prayer
By the Rev. Jenny Phillips
I’m sitting in a coffee shop in Georgia. Rain is streaming down the windows, and the sky looks more like...
Is it easy being GREEN at Annual Conference?
By the Rev. Jenny Phillips
It can be hard to make creation-friendly choices when you’re attending Annual Conference, because the big creation care decisions were...
Dear Rev. Dr. King: A Letter from a White Bystander
By the Rev. Richenda Fairhurst | Collage by Jesse N. Love*
Note: This week, clergy and laity from the PNWUMC will be sharing letters in...
I just left the funeral for my church…
By Patrick Scriven, Director of Communications and Young People's Ministry
I went to an environmentally focused liberal arts college for undergrad back in the late...
A Reflection on the Film “Documented”
Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Jose Antonio Vargas (center) presented his film "Documented" in Seattle's Wing Luke Museum on October 18, 2014.
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A Hispanic Happenings Reflection...
