COMMENTARIES BY IRA ZEPPI've always appreciated the necessary balance of the priestly and prophetic in religion. But the notoriety of Rick Warren's 'Purpose Driven Life' has forced me to deeper reflection. Acknowledging the stature it has achieved by virtue of its publishing success...
Courtesy Donna Clawson FREDERICK ? The children in the elementary Sunday school class at Mt. Carmel UMC held a ?Come on let?s do something? bake, flower and handmade cards sale to benefit UMCOR tsunami relief. They held the sale following each church service and ?were amazed (that)...
BY VICKI BROWNUnited Methodist News ServiceIsolation, itinerancy, guaranteed appointments and the need for better evaluation of the effectiveness of pastors are among concerns lifted from a survey examining ministry in The United Methodist Church.More than 550 survey respondents indicate that...
National Public Radio airs a rather innovative feature every now and then, titled 'This I Believe.' Based on the old 1950s radio program of the same name, the segment offers regular people like you and me the opportunity to say, in their own words, what they believe. I?ve heard several of the...
BY MATT POOLEEcclesiastical Frankenstein, tattoo parlor, Bible fight clubs, and even sex were among some of the words shared with us at annual conference by the Rev. Jim Walker of Hot Metal Bridge Community Church. The church was started five years ago when Walker, a United Methodist pastor, and...
article reprinted from the UMConnection: Commentary April 21, 2004 On-line VOL. 15, NO. 8 NEWS Opportunities for LearningThe Revs. Craig Miller and Rob Weber and several other church-development experts will be teaching at the2004 School of Congregational Development Aug...
article reprinted from the UMConnection: News Stories MAY 21, 2003 On-line VOL. 14, NO. 10 Conference to broadcast racial reconciliation event by John W. Coleman, Jr.UMConnection StaffThe Baltimore-Washington Conference will again transmit by...
article reprinted from the United Methodist Connection APRIL 3, 2002 On-line VOL. 13, NO. 7 County land provides new hope By Heather Nalbone UMCONNECTION CORRESPONDENT Two years of research and planning by one of the conferences youngest faith communities has finally...
COMMENTARIES BY BYRON BROUGHTThe strife is o'er, the battle done;the victory of life is won;the shout of triumph has begun: Alleluia!In this glad Easter season, we can confidently sing the great Palestrina hymn celebrating the mighty act of God in raising Jesus from the dead. The...
?The situation in Africa isn?t a crisis, it?s an emergency, maybe the greatest emergency of our time...? I was at a technology conference in California last February when I heard those words. They were spoken by Bono, the U2 rock star and keynote speaker. Those words resonated with...
