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What United Methodist dads really want for Father's Day
United Methodist dads from across the world give us low-cost, high value ideas about what they really want for their special day.
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To those who are contemplating leaving the United Methodist Church
I write this letter with an aching heart. I have heard the pain in the voices of so many of you, wondering if it is time to “shake the dust off” and leave your local church. As your bishop, I cannot ask you to stay in a place where your soul cannot be at rest. However, I will share with you why I, a
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Why the Church Struggles with Confirmation
When children are in their early elementary school years, their minds are actually at the peak time for easy rote memorization. And yet, many Protestant churches begin formal confirmation instruction years after this formative period. What are the effects of this lapse in time? Too often, young teens fall away from their church after confirmation—a(...)
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Real happiness is more than putting on a face
What makes us happy? A United Methodist pastor and a professor agree that it is not about externals we receive or achieve, but an 'inside job.'
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How United Methodists can support immigrant families
United Methodists can find ways to make a difference in the lives of immigrants.
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Why the church should neither cave nor panic about the decision on gay marriage
This is no time for fear or outrage or politicizing.
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Seven Reasons Why We Should Not Accept Millions of Years
There is an intensifying controversy in the church all over the world regarding the age of the earth.
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Why We Are Losing So Many Churches In The United States?
What are some of the reasons that churches in the U.S. are losing members? What can be done to stop this bleeding? How can you help? The Decline of the American Church You might not be surprised that Brazil is the number one receiving nation of foreign missionaries in the world but you might be …
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Can a divided church serve a divided society?
As The United Methodist Church heads toward possible separation, a pastor reflects on what history can teach us.
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What's the deal with Methodists and pumpkins?
Hundreds of United Methodist churches have built up a brand as the place to go for pumpkins
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What if the Church Was the Church?
What does it look like to be the salt of the earth? For one thing, it might look like Christians welcoming sinners and eating with them.
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Why Church Leaders Need the Church
When you are in need, let the body serve. You will be better off for it, and you will get a chance to experience the ministry of the church to you.
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What is United Christian Ministry?
Have you wondered how an elderly person on a small fixed income can pay an electric bill that has increased dramatically? Or how an impoverished family can feed several children breakfasts and lunches on days when there is no school? Or what happens when food stamps are cut, with insuffici
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Mom: Is It Wrong To Join Church Just For DayCare?
A mom has written into "Slate" to ask if it's unethical to join a church just to better her chances at getting her kid into daycare.
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When Is a Church Not a Church?
The tax code allows for some strange political shenanigans.
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Living with a grateful heart starts with simple practices
Appreciation, modeling, serving among ways United Methodists teach and learn gratitude.
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What is Missing Without the Church
Before we parted I had taken the opportunity to ask a daring question. “No preacherly pressure or guilt intended,” I said, “But I need to ask about the English Church. Many people feel the US is going the way of European secularism, and the US Church may also become a casualty. So, I need to know wh
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Why Tech Matters in the Church
Technology is different things to different people. For some, it’s a means to an end—something they are forced to embrace because they have no choice. For others it’s the other extreme—everything about them is wrapped up in technology somehow. You know who I’m talking about: the person who is always
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What is the Role of Women in the Church?
The modern push to force women into liturgical or para-liturgical roles shows a misunderstanding of the uniquely feminine role of women in a parish.
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What Makes a Church Missional?
Freedom from cultural captivity does not mean freedom from tradition.
