No More Denial
Seventy five years ago, I probably would not have been welcomed in this pulpit. As a woman, ordination was out of the question. A combination…
United Methodist Church
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. …
A global church #gc2012
This Sunday, the African Ministry from St. Mark’s UMC came and joined our congregation for worship. Well, they didn’t just join us… they led us. …
GC02: Fruits vs. Roots… or the Call to Action vs. IS3
An interesting counterpoint to all of my general conference focused discussions on the Call to Action has been my involvement on the local level with…
GC01: Call to Action Study – Part 2
As I mentioned in Part 1 of this post, I am going through the Call to Action Study put out by the Council of Bishops with…
GC01: Call to Action Study – Part 1
I know that the declining numbers are not the problem in themselves, but merely symptoms of larger “spiritual and systemic issues.” But I wish…
competing goods and womens’ bodies…
And I guess why this is so exasperating for me, personally, is that I can’t figure out what to say and where to stand. …
#endthedeathpenalty
katiez – for all that we have done… and left undone. for all that we have said… and left unsaid. Lord have mercy. #deathpenalty hughlh…