By Rob Renfroe Will the post-separation United Methodist Church be “the big tent” denomination that centrist pastors and bishops claim it will be? Leading centrists tell us that there will always be a place for traditionalists. The beliefs of conservatives will be respected and valued, we’re told. Some centrists will
Fifth Sunday after Pentecost 1Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, and Timothy our brother, 2To the saints and faithful brothers and sisters in Christ in Colossae: Grace to you and peace from God our Father. 3In our prayers for you we always thank God, the
Know Thy Church When we see the word “data” it’s easy to think of charts, graphs and numbers on a screen, but put simply, data helps us know. Mark Clifton Brings Vitality to Rural America Church Landscape“Outside of the deep South, rural America is as unchurched as many of our
The heart has its reasons, which reason does not know. We feel it in a thousand things. —Blaise Pascal In summer 2021, when I realized that on April 28, 2022 it would be exactly fifteen years since I had returned to the Catholic Church, I began ruminating about the Evangelical
After an Old Testament Gospel Doctrine class, a friend emailed me to say he was concerned when I referred to Saul, David, and Solomon as having held Melchizedek Priesthood. He pointed out that the Prophet Joseph Smith clearly taught that the Melchizedek Priesthood was removed from the earth upon the
By Jack Jackson June 21, 2022 | UM News Since June 9, much has been made of the vote by Florida Conference clergy to reject a slate of 16 candidates recommended for provisional membership, an important step toward becoming an ordained elder or deacon. Blame, both within the conference and
28When they heard this, they were enraged and shouted, "Great is Artemis of the Ephesians!" 29The city was filled with the confusion; and people rushed together to the theater, dragging with them Gaius and Aristarchus, Macedonians who were Paul’s travel companions. 30Paul wished to go into the crowd, but the
By Thom Rainer It’s painful enough to lose any church members, but it is particularly painful when the church member was highly committed. We call these dropouts “Goners,” because they were once one of your best church members. Now they are gone. It has been both painful and amazing