Freedom Fugitives — By Shannon Vowell I write on June 19th or “Juneteenth,” the newest federal holiday. Juneteenth commemorates the day – June 19, 1865 – when news of Union victory and universal emancipation finally reached Galveston, Texas, by way of Maj. Gen. Gordon Granger and 1,800 federal troops. Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation
7 Signs Your Church Will Never Change Here are 7 signs your church is never going to change. 13 Signs Your Church Is Dying Here are 13 signs of a dying church every church leader should look out for – in their churches and in their hearts. Americans placing more
I’ve been experiencing a season of remembrance. It started when Perry family members gathered at my home on Mother’s Day. My sister-in-law Johanne showed up wearing what she wears every year on this occasion: colorful homemade necklaces–gifts created by her four children when they were young. Each time I see
The Best and Worst of Disaffiliation — By Thomas Lambrecht As we reach the end of the regular annual conference season, the prospect of over 20 percent of United Methodist congregations disaffiliating from the denomination has aroused varying responses, from highly positive and gracious to extremely negative and punitive. Most
How I Discovered That, by the Standards of Contemporary Academic Philosophy, Thomist Claims Must Be Problematic I was already fifty-five years old when I discovered that I had become a Thomistic Aristotelian. But I had first encountered Thomism thirty-eight years earlier, as an undergraduate, not in the form of moral philosophy,
Scot: Preaching the gospel had been restricted during Christ’s ministry, with few exceptions, to the House and children of Israel. In a series of days on the beautiful coast of the Mediterranean Sea—all that would change. It reminds us of a very special day in June of 1978—a day never
Surf City Disaffiliation or Eviction? — The Los Angeles Times recently published a comprehensive 2,000 word piece about the excessively costly disaffiliation process for traditionalist United Methodist congregations in Southern California. It is worth reading to gauge the level of turmoil and pain within the denomination-wide schism. Every annual conference
Welcome to Thursday Evenings at All Hallows. This evening we will be taking a look at one of Jesus’ more challenging teachings. Following this teaching is one of the things that set Jesus’ disciples apart from the rest of the world. It is not the only thing, but it