Have you ever thought, “I’m sick and tired of all this mess in politics” and feel like someone ought to do something about that? Well I do and I’m doing something about it. We Can Do Better.
Ancient church mothers and fathers often greeted one another with the phrase, “Give me a word.” This greeting led to the sharing of insights and wisdom. Today we continue this tradition with this monthly column.
Ancient church mothers and fathers often greeted one another with the phrase, “Give me a word.” This greeting led to the sharing of insights and wisdom. Today we continue this tradition with this monthly column.
Editor’s Note: Each year, retired United Methodist Bishop Woodie W. White writes a “birthday letter” to the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. in which he offers his perspective on the state of race relations, particularly in the United States. White, now bishop-in residence at Candler School of...
Because I work with an Imam at Georgetown University and have a number of personal relationships with Muslims, I am asked every time an act associated with Islamic extremism occurs, “Why don’t the Muslims condemn the violence?” And every time I have to tell them, “They do — you just don’t always...
On this first night of winter, one of the longest, coldest nights of the year, we gather in solidarity with and for those in our city, state, nation and world who are forced to endure the night. We gather to remember those who in this year and in years past have died while enduring the night.
Ancient church mothers and fathers often greeted one another with the phrase, “Give me a word.” This greeting led to the sharing of insights and wisdom. Today we continue this tradition with this monthly column.
Our hearts and prayers are with the people of Western North Carolina and across the Southeast in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene. Site evaluation following storm damage are in progress. We will be notified when it is safe to provide support. “The hurricane, tornadoes...
Editor’s note: We have updated this so that it is consistent with the latest episcopal update (March 12, 2020). To the clergy and laity of the Baltimore-Washington Conference: As our global community is dealing with COVID-19, also known as the coronavirus, it is our responsibility to be...
This summer, the Rev. Rod Miller, a retired Elder in the BWC, taught at the United Methodist Seminary in Moscow. There, he encountered students who are starting small covenant groups in predominantly Islamic communities, launching a coffee house in a church, building a school for the Roma people...
