Legislating Trust #gc2016
I serve on the Rules of Order Committee for our Iowa Annual Conference. These rules are basically the organizing and structural principles that guide our…
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Thoughts on “UMC: Revisiting Human Sexuality”
Today, I saw an article by Rev. Dr. Steve Harper, the former Vice President and Dean of the Florida Campus of Asbury Theological Seminary…
home #gc2012
The processing of what exactly happened these past two weeks will take time. My brain is still too full and jumbled to even begin to…
Shake It Out… #gc2012
I’m not even sure there are words to describe the last 24 hours. My roommate and re-acquainted friend from our youth days, Jessica Ireland, was…
when the storms of life are raging #gc2012
Our General Conference has been full of metaphors of water. Storms, wind, rain, water, shoreline, sails, rope, salt, you name it – we’ve shared the…
questions/implications re: Paragraph 304.3 #gc2012
This afternoon, the Faith and Order legislative committee passed an amendment to paragraph 304.3 in the Book of Discipline that discusses qualifications for ordained ministry. …
truth and repentance #gc2012
Last night, our General Conference participated in an act of repentance toward healing relationships with Indigenous Peoples. I’m not entirely sure what I expected from…
standing motions #gc2012
Two weeks ago, a young person in Northwest Iowa killed himself after being bullied. He had recently come out that he was gay to classmates,…