Apr 29, 2012 | General, Methodism, US Politics
The 2012 United Methodist General Conference continues in Tampa, Florida. The debate has heated up — and we still have a long way to go. In the heat of the moment, there have already been celebrations in the face of pain, disregard of sacred worth, and evil...
Apr 9, 2012 | General, Leading the Church, Methodism
Logic seems to have failed some of us Methodists — probably because we aren’t Vulcans, or something like that. United Methodists all over the blogosphere and twitterverse are posting and tweeting logical fallacies right and left, mostly in the area of the...
Mar 27, 2012 | General, Leading the Church, Methodism
Bishop Joe Pennel has raised some excellent questions in a recent post at the UMPortal. He indicates that we are not focusing on the right things with Call to Action in the United Methodist Church. He writes: I cannot prove it but I am of the opinion that...
Mar 10, 2012 | General, Leading the Church, Methodism, US Politics
The United Methodist Call To Action has created a variety of responses and questions across the United Methodist Church. The debate has created some very healthy conversations in the local church and has opened the door for broader conversations at the regional level....
Feb 26, 2012 | General, Leading the Church, Methodism, Pop Culture
Colleagues across the country will soon be heading to the General Conference of the United Methodist Church. This body only meets every four years, and is the only structure of our denomination that can make changes to our doctrine or official stance on any issue. One...
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