The Gospel for this Easter morning as recorded in John opens with Mary Magdalene arriving to find the stone rolled away and the tomb empty. Not completely grasping what has transpired, she runs to tell the other disciples what she has seen and what it might mean for their beloved Teacher. As the...
By Ella P. Curry, PhD, MTS, RNFor the BWC-PenDel CoVID-19 Re-entry Team Prologue This is a particularly challenging time for many of us. Attitudes and approaches to the CoVID-19 pandemic are shifting. Confusion and uncertainty accompany mixed messages and sometimes contradictory...
In the wake of Russia's assault on Ukraine Feb. 24, United Methodists are praying. The Rev. Stacey Cole Wilson prayed with the congregation of St. Andrew Ukrainian Church in Silver Spring on Feb. 27. As United Methodists, we believe war (especially an unprovoked war) is incompatible...
By Rev. Charles Harrell These past days, watching from a distance the awful events engulfing Ukraine, the psalmist’s lament has often come to mind: “I am for peace; but when I speak, they are for war.” (Psalm 120:7) Like many people, my own reactions to...
Bishop LaTrelle Easterling, episcopal leader of the Baltimore-Washington and Peninsula-Delaware Conferences , offered a prayer for the people of Ukraine and Russia at the Love Your Neighbor Coalition prayer service on Feb. 26. By Bishop LaTrelle Miller Easterling Even on the...
Four Christian organizations are strongly condemning the advance of the Russian military into Ukraine and the assault that began on the night of 24 February 2022. They call for Russian troops to be brought back to Russia and an immediate end to the conflict. “Peace must prevail,&rdquo...
A message from Bishop LaTrelle Easterling: Beloved, Our hearts break today as we learn of the war being waged on the people of Ukraine. My colleague and brother, Bishop Christian Alsted, offers a profound word at this grievous time. We join him and others around the globe who are praying for...
By Susan BenderChair, BWC-UMC Gun Violence Prevention Team At annual conference in October, members of the Baltimore-Washington Conference passed a resolution declaring gun violence a public health emergency within our conference. Last week, a mother was killed in D.C...
By Susan Bender At annual conference in October, the Baltimore-Washington Conference passed a resolution declaring gun violence a public health emergency within our conference. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, nearly 2,300 children ages 0-17 were killed...
As churches continue to address the pandemic and the spiritual fatigue that can accompany it, many church leaders are wondering how they might respond and find renewal and vitality. The Rev. Jack Shitama, director of the Center on Vitality, recently shared some thoughts. I believe...
