Impetus for a new mission for the church

Why a Season of Creation? There are many reasons! Here [ is the 5th of ] seven of them: Fifth, because a fresh focus on the wonders and wounds of creation will help us in positive ways to love creation and so care for creation as our personal vocation and our congregational ministry. Worshiping with this new awareness may well Continue Reading

Ignoring the sins of oppressing the poor and the earth itself

In yet another long discussion in a group frequented by scores of vert conservative United Methodists, I spoke my mind. The numbers of people affected adversely by the consequences of the present administration and Congress FAR outstrip the harm done by the GLBTQ community (which , basically amounts to ZERO, even IF the sexual act itself is deemed improper —which Continue Reading