Global (United?) Methodism
June 2006. I was exhausted and nauseated. Some of that could be pinned on my first trimester, but the feelings were stronger than usual. It did not help that I was intensely impatient with any...
View ArticleFacing our Fears
“Come, thou long expected Jesus, born to set thy people free; from our sins and fears release us, let us find our rest in thee. Israel’s strength and consolation, hope of all the earth thou art; dear...
View ArticleInvisible Methodist
Earlier this week, I took my daughter with me to vote. She likes to feel part of the process, and her fine motor control has finally reached the point where she was able to sit on my lap and fill in...
View ArticleGod is Love
I asked a friend, Rev. Lisa Blackmonson of Broad Street UMC in Portsmouth, VA, if she would allow me to post the sermon she preached earlier today as a blog entry today, and she graciously agreed that...
View ArticleUnity and Schism
I am posting this as part of a synchro-blog on the topic of schism in the UMC. This synchro-blog was organized in honor of the first anniversary of Dream UMC. For my friends who are not United...
View ArticleHomecoming
Two years ago, when I decided to take a break from the United Methodist Church, I wrote about the decision both on this blog, and on another blog convened by a friend of mine from Wales. I also wrote...
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