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A Reflection on Methodism TodayBy Bishop Forrest C. Stith, Retired
And He said to me, “Son of man, can these bones live?” So, I answered, “O Lord God, You know.” Again, He said to me, “Prophesy to these bones, and say to them, ‘O dry bones...
A letter from four United Methodist General Secretaries
Today’s Supreme Court decision ruling unconstitutional the use of affirmative action is antithetical to the social teachings of The United Methodist Church. As stated in the Book of Resolutions, The United Methodist Church sees...
By Melissa Lauber
When asked for a summary of their faith, one of the most honest things a Christian might offer in response is the Lord’s Prayer. It is a guidepost for every person of faith to follow, said Bishop Sudarshana Devadhar during a Bible study June 8-10 at the annual session of...
On June 2, at their annual meeting, members of the Baltimore-Washington Conference will be spending time in mission at four schools and providing supplies and books to students at eight others. The Rev. Wanda Duckett, superintendent of the Baltimore Metropolitan District, reflects on how...
By Rev. Bryant Oskvig
News articles frequently report on the significant number of career changes that people, on average, will make in their lifetime. Based on current information, the younger generation seems even more likely to have multiple radical career changes. The ministry already has a...
On Feb. 7, Wesley Theological Seminary hosted its annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Lecture. The featured speaker was the Rev. Dr. Teresa Fry Brown, Associate Dean of Academic Affairs and Bandy Professor of Preaching at Candler School of Theology at Emory University in Atlanta and a leader in the...
By Rev. Antoine LoveChairperson, Black Methodists for Church Renewal
“They also will answer, ‘Lord, when did we see you hungry or thirsty or a stranger or needing clothes or sick or in prison, and did not help you?’”
On Feb. 1, in Memphis, Tenn., at the...
By Bishop LaTrelle Easterling
In observance of Martin Luther King, Jr.'s birthday and Black History Month, Bishop LaTrelle Miller Easterling, episcopal leader of the Baltimore-Washington and Peninsula Delaware Conferences, preached the following sermon on Feb. 1, 2023 at...
By Rev. Dr. C. Anthony Hunt Senior Pastor, Epworth Chapel UMC
This year marks the 94th anniversary of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s birth in Atlanta, Georgia. A son of Ebenezer Baptist Church, the church currently pastored by Rev. Dr. Raphael Warnock, the first African-American U.S...
November 21, 2022 | A Message from Bishop LaTrelle Easterling
Oh Lord, my God! When I, in awesome wonderConsider all the worlds Thy hands have madeI see the stars, I hear the rolling thunderThy power throughout the universe displayedThen sings my soul, my Savior God to TheeHow great Thou art...