Now that the elections have passed, I’m thinking about how they pretty much leave everything as is. Democrats still hold the Senate and Republicans, the House. And the Incumbent is the President. So, I listened to a little punditry about
Now that the elections have passed, I’m thinking about how they pretty much leave everything as is. Democrats still hold the Senate and Republicans, the House. And the Incumbent is the President. So, I listened to a little punditry about
Off and on today, on this Election Day, I’ve been thinking about a chicken and egg question: do United Methodists lead or reflect? Do we lead, or do we merely reflect the larger culture’s problems? This is an impossible question
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
I’m sure there are other places where this comparative information can be found, but I appreciate what Joseph Slife at MethodistThinker.com has done with two recent posts. He takes the United Methodist Book of Discipline statements on specific topics and
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