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Written: 8/19/2008 “We want you to know, brothers and sisters, about the grace of God that has been granted to the churches. . .for during a severe ordeal of affliction, abundant joy and extreme poverty overflowed in a wealth of generosity. . .” — II Corinthians 8:1 Across the expanse of ...
Written: 8/19/2008 By Bert Gary Guest Columnist Ron Barham called me April 15, 1994, and it had nothing to do with the IRS. “Hello.” “Bert?” "Yeah.” “Ron Barham.” “Hey, Ron. How you doing?” “I’ve got Painted Buntings in my backyard.” ...
Written: 8/19/2008 A Stream Of Faith By Charles E. Westbrook “Heaven and Earth will pass away, but my words will never pass away.” — Luke 21:33 Most of us have bought something that had to be assembled. When I tried to put it together, it just didn't work. I had parts left over. You know that if y...
Letter to the Editor: Some delegates must choose God or immorality
Written: 4/16/2008 By Bishop Sally DyckUMNS Commentary U.S. Sen. Barack Obama's recent speech on race in America was a powerful and electrifying moment in recent oratorical history. Whatever it does for his 2008 presidential campaign, it stimulated conversation about race in hallways, at dinner tables and eve...
Written: 2/6/2008 By Rev. Fitzgerald LovettConference Staff April 4 will be the 40th anniversary of the assassination of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. This will be a time of reflection for us individually and as a nation. Forty years later, what are the changes? Has this nation realized that all men are...
Written: 11/7/2007 “Finally, beloved, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is just, whatever is pure, whatever is pleasing, whatever is commendable, if there is any excellence and if there is anything worthy of praise, think about these things.” — Philippians 4:8 Last week, I had a visitor, a United Meth...
Written: 10/16/2007 A UMNS CommentaryFrom the General Secretaries of The United Methodist Church Editor's note: The top staff executives - or general secretaries - of The United Methodist Church's boards and agencies have worked with other church leaders to develop four "areas of focus" for the denomination's ministri...
Written: 9/18/2007 Rev. Dwight SullivanUMNS CommentarySept. 23 marks the 150th anniversary of the Fulton Street Prayer Revival, an amazing religious event in U.S. history. This massive wave of prayer swept across the nation - changing lives for Jesus Christ and reviving entire denominations. Almost 150 years later,...
Commentary: Are you ready for the revolution?
Written: 5/15/2007 By David StottsConference Treasurer Apportioned giving is our way in The United Methodist Church of being in “big” ministry even though we are a conference of small local churches. For example, none of our churches could singlehandedly provide camping facilities and staff like we have available a...
Written: 3/20/2007 By Sheila CumbestAdvocate Guest Columnist The Study of Ministry Commission was charged with exploring and articulating scriptural, theological, ecclesial and practical groundings that define our distinct ministries within our Christian relationship through baptism and report back to the 2008 Genera...
Written: 12/19/2006 By Steven W. Manskar Guest Columnist Charles Wesley, John's younger brother, will be 300 years old in 2007. He was the poet of the Methodist movement. Whenever the early Methodists gathered in their societies, classes, and bands, they sang Charles' hymns. British Methodist historia...
Written: 10/3/2006 We United Methodists, 1,142 congregations with more than 180,000 members, continue to show in the wake of Katrina that we respond to urgency. At Annual Conference in June, Dr. Hank Bounds led us toward an urgency that continues: The needs of public education in our state. We enthusiasticall...
Written: 10/3/2006 By Rev. Bill McAlillyIt is no secret that the United Methodist Church is losing members. Some lay the blame at the feet of our United Methodist bishops and their lack of accountability. Some lay the blame on our failure to deal effectively with the issue of homosexuality in our denomination. Other...
Written: 9/7/2006 By Rev. R. Randy Day Guest Columnist A year ago, Hurricane Katrina and other mighty storms swept across the Gulf Coast region, doing unprecedented damage to families, communities and congregations in five states and Central America. Massive recovery efforts continue and will do so for many years. ...
Written: 8/2/2006 Gleanings By Bishop Hope Morgan Ward Every congregation in the Mississippi Conference – all 1,142 of our local churches – will have the opportunity for helpful conversation as we move toward the season of connection, of charge conferences. Our conversations will arise fro...
Written: 6/30/2006 Maximum Glory: The Power of God By Steve Morley UMC.org Some folks testify with words, others with music, but Pastor Dwain K. White isn’t content to simply do one or the other. With his vocal trio Maximum Glory, he creates soulful sermonettes that feature White’s facile pulpit t...
Written: 6/7/2006 “Live as children of light. . .” — Ephesians 5:8 We gather June 11-14 for Annual Conference at Christ United Methodist Church in Jackson. “Conference” is a uniquely Wesleyan word, growing over time to embrace geography, time, polity, community. We conference together; worship...
Written: 5/2/2006 UMNS Commentary By the Rev. Chester Jones Even the weather was with us on April 10, as I joined thousands of people on the National Mall in support of comprehensive immigration reform. I said the Pledge of Allegiance at least six times, surrounded by accents from around the world. Everythi... |
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