A former pastor friend of mine preached powerfully and prophetically, so much so that he got asked to resign from the church about 25 years ago. He said to me that one has to consider where one’s loyalty is…..with Christ, with the people being served in...
As reports come out this week from a meeting of the UMC General Committee on General Conference which is rumored to be being planned for later summer, it reminds me of three years ago ….. when some were optimistic enough to believe the stalemate in the divide...
In October 2013, I went to Blue Lake Campground near Andalusia to complete a project for what I thought would be ordination as a deacon in The UMC. Blue Lake held many fond memories for me. It was a beloved and sacred place. I had been called to new life in...
There are times that I find it necessary to advocate for marginalized and disenfranchised women in various institutions- educational, legal, law enforcement, financial, and medical. I do not believe that it should be necessary for me to advocate for them within the...
My pastor had called on church staff members to share in hour-by-hour prayer yesterday from 7am through the evening’s Vacation Bible School activities in preparation for the evening’s presentation of the Gospel message to the children who were there. I signed up for...
This article is a second one I have seen about the firing of Dr. Paige Patterson, former head of two Baptist seminaries and former president of the Southern Baptist Convention, for his conduct in regard to suppressing reports of sexual abuse on the campuses and,...
