Our Side of the Street Editorial by Rob Renfroe I often read that we traditionalists are guilty of giving out misinformation about the United Methodist Church – its beliefs, practices, and future. It would be understandable for traditionalists to respond with a litany of falsities that have been stated by
In July 2023, four leaders from across the United States joined ELCA World Hunger and the Lutheran Office for World Community in New York City as delegates of the Lutheran World Federation at the 2023 United Nations High-Level Political Forum. The forum was an opportunity for UN member states,
Over the past few years, universities across the country have been grappling with questions about how to make their institutions more friendly to students with families. Conversations revolve around family leave, expanding the number of on-campus childcare options, increasing the number of changing tables in bathrooms, etc. Angela Franks published
We are caught in the appreciations of things by endowing them with names, but the nature of the world is nonverbal, has nothing to do with words at all. We cannot apprehend the true nature of reality beyond the veil of the nominal.—A reflection on Jung from Cormac McCarthy’s personal
We’ve arrived at that strange day when the speech we’ve always used has suddenly become toxic and disallowed. If, for instance you still believe that God created man and woman, if you believe in the so-called binary, you are offensive. If you have a hard time understanding chest feeding—not breast
What the Regionalization Agenda Tells Us about the Future of the UMC, Part 2 By Thomas Lambrecht In last week’s Perspective, I surveyed a recent article by Mainstream UMC (a centrist advocacy group within The United Methodist Church) outlining the case for the regionalization of the church. This important article
In July 2023, four leaders from across the United States joined ELCA World Hunger and the Lutheran Office for World Community in New York City as delegates of the Lutheran World Federation at the 2023 United Nations High-Level Political Forum. The forum was an opportunity for UN member states,
Congregation to leave ACNA, seeks new affiliation with Episcopal Diocese of Texas It is too early to say whether the departure of this church from the ACNA and its migration to TEC is the beginning of a disaffiliation trend in the ACNA. Also see: Austin ACNA parish joins the Episcopal