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  • The End of Reading

    In reading literature, the tropological way of reading does not mean we pray the text itself, as we would with Scripture in lectio divina. Though there have been many books published that collect the spiritual writings of an author into one place or are titled The Gospel according to .

  • Judicial Council Mandates Extra General Conference

    By Thomas Lambrecht In two decisions just released, the Judicial Council has clarified several matters related to the upcoming 2024 General Conference and addressed some shortcomings in the Congo Central Conference. Another General Conference In Decision 1451, the Judicial Council ruled that the General Conference session to be held in

  • Understanding the Synagogues of Jesus’ Day

    Cover image by Scot Facer Proctor.  In all four of the New Testament gospels, Jesus is represented as teaching in synagogues.  “He preached in their synagogues,” reports Mark 1:39, “throughout all Galilee.”  “I spake openly to the world,” Jesus says to Caiaphas according to John 18:20, “I ever taught in

  • Let’s Do Better

    By Rob Renfroe When it comes to how to handle our time together leading up to General Conference, we United Methodists need to do better. As those presently remaining in the UM Church research which option forward suits them best, our conversations seem to be led by persons who are

  • A Group Chat About Chat GPT-4

    Brett Robinson: Hello, world! The advent of ChatGPT (on its fourth iteration as of this week) and generative AI has introduced some vexing questions about the role of language in online environments. How do we know who’s “speaking?” A person or a machine? What do authorship and originality look like in