November 11, 2018
25th Sunday after Pentecost Ruth 3:1-5,13-17 Psalm 127 or Psalm 42 Hebrews 9:24-28 Mark 12:38-44 International Day of Prayer for the Persecuted Church Veterans Day
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24th Sunday after Pentecost Ruth 1:1-18 Psalm 146 Hebrews 9:11-14 Mark 12:28-34 All Saints Sunday Daylight Saving Time ends
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Halloween and Church Outreach: Trick or Treat? Is Halloween something that should be embraced by the church? Or is it evil and should be avoided? Christian belief and practice were not formed in isolation from the surrounding culture. Many early elements of Christian worship — including eucharistic meals, meals honoring martyrs and much early Christian funerary art — would have been familiar rituals to pagan observers. And from the mid-fourth century on — after Constantine...
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Read More »October 28, 2018
23rd Sunday after Pentecost Job 42:1-6, 10-17 Psalm 34:1-8 (19-22) Hebrews 7:23-28 Mark 10:46-52
Read More »October 21, 2018
22nd Sunday after Pentecost Job 38:1-7 (34-41) Psalm 104:1-9,35c Hebrews 5:1010 Mark 10:35-45 Laity Sunday
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United Methodist News
- Commentary: Wisconsin pastor prepares for GC2019 November 15, 2018The Rev. Samuel J. Royappa prays that the February gathering will renew and resurrect The United Methodist Church.
- Seeing a Way Forward: Bishop Carter November 15, 2018The president of the Council of Bishops shares some of the questions he’s been hearing about the special called General Conference taking place in February, 2019.
- Church helps remote villagers fight malaria November 15, 2018Bishop Gabriel Yemba Unda says United Methodists are committed to providing well-equipped medical buildings for rural people in eastern Congo.
- Churches balance safety and maintaining piety November 15, 2018In this era of mass shootings, pastors and other church officials are deciding how far they are willing to go to ensure security.
- Bishops urge trust in GC2019 delegates November 14, 2018Finding a way forward in the church debate over homosexuality is now up to General Conference. Bishops discussed how to facilitate that work.
- Finding new urgency in quest for peace in Korea November 14, 2018Methodist-led gathering of religious leaders in Atlanta sees both optimism and urgency in efforts to end 70-year division on Korean Peninsula.
- Zimbabwe churches launch eco-congregation initiative November 14, 2018Episcopal area joins forces with municipality in a citywide cleanup campaign. One goal is to reduce the spread of contagious diseases such as dysentery, cholera and diarrhea.
- Commentary: Thoughts upon GC2019 via Methodist history November 14, 2018The history of The United Methodist Church and its predecessor denominations offers insights on what the future might hold, writes Elaine A. Robinson.
- 5 reasons millennials like United Methodism November 13, 2018Millennials are seeking intergenerational and welcoming communities of faith, writes Andrew Ponder Williams.
- Advice to Christians: Learn a little Hebrew November 13, 2018United Methodist scholar makes case for knowledge of Hebrew in new book “70 Hebrew Words Every Christian Should Know.”