Tag: Stories

  • United Methodist Disaffiliation Success Stories

    By John Lomperis Congregations who wish to disaffiliate from The United Methodist Church (UMC) have a historic, rapidly expiring opportunity to keep their church buildings and parsonages. Despite the historic nature of this opportunity, proceeding with United Methodist disaffiliation can seem scary, even in conferences where the bishops have not effectively locked

  • Patterns in Stories of Lasting Healing From Depression

    The following first appeared on Public Square Magazine.  What can we learn from people who find sustainable healing from depression?  This has been a question burning under my fingernails ever since learning about a remarkable researcher named Kelly Turner. Dr. Kelly Turner noticed something usual in her early studies at the University