In all our United Methodist fussing with one another, one question consistently emerges in my mind: do we think that God actually talks to us? How would we recognize divine speech if we think God does talk to us? At
In all our United Methodist fussing with one another, one question consistently emerges in my mind: do we think that God actually talks to us? How would we recognize divine speech if we think God does talk to us? At
Much buzz is taking place around the United Methodist Judicial Council’s decision to restore the language of the 2008 Book of Discipline regarding “guaranteed appointment.” Another attempt to change structure (therefore practice) has bitten the dust and, according to the
Senator George McGovern was 90 years old when he died Sunday last. In some ways, it seems to me, Dr. McGovern (Ph.D. from Northwestern U.) was quintessentially United Methodist. Pondering how produces some worthwhile reflection about the church’s current identity
The Call to Action Interim Operations Team of The United Methodist Church has issued its final report and has, I think, disbanded. I have recently read the account of their report in The United Methodist Reporter and I have seriously
Today, I worry about sounding downright ungenerous and small-souled. Even more, I worry because the topic I’m about to join cuts a little too close to the bone for me personally. I’m going to try to use parts of my