'We must allow them to see Jesus in us.'by Margaret MoonActs 10:34-42Colossians 3:1-4Matthew 28:1-10I was sound asleep when the telephone rang, and I looked at the clock with its numbers g1owing in the dark: 1:15 a.m. I looked at the caller I.D. and recognized the name that appeared. As I...
NEWSBY BARBARA COWARDUMCONNECTION CORRESPONDENTWith the cost of college tuition rapidly rising each year, many students are finding higher education increasingly beyond their reach.According to the College Board, the average college cost annually for a four-year private institution in 2004-5 was...
BY LINDA WORTHINGTONUMCONNECTION STAFFGod led us to this ministry, said Cynthia Taylor of Epworth Chapel UMC. The church is in a new partnership with Night of Peace Family Shelter, and for Taylor, who has led the congregation to embrace the ministry, it?s a fulfillment of God?s calling in her...
By Sarah AlsgaardUMConnection CorrespondentThe Rev. B. Kevin Smalls led an evening of open discussions, karaoke singing and laughter during the Dec. 11 meeting of the Young Adult Christian Caf? at Casa del Pueblo UMC in Washington, D.C. 'We tell people that when they come to the caf?, they...
article reprinted from the UMConnection: News June 23, 2004 On-line VOL. 15, NO. 12 NEWS Bishop and Mrs. May say 'thanks' To: Clergy and Laity of the Baltimore-Washington Conference Dear Sisters and Brothers in...
article reprinted from the UMConnection: Letters to the Editor JULY 9, 2003 On-line VOL. 14, NO. 13 LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Scent-free wellness sought At the annual conference session, I was deeply disappointed that some attendees felt that their need to wear...
article reprinted from the United Methodist Connection MAY 15, 2002 On-line VOL. 13, NO. 10 COMMENTARIES JIM FARMER A deadly storm: when tragedy strikes BY JIM FARMER The churchs response to tragedy is often as fragmented as the world around us. When a catastrophic...
RESOURCES by Joretta PerdueUnited Methodist News ServiceUnited Methodists increased their giving by nearly 4 percent to the denomination's churchwide ministry during 2004, despite the loss of more than 69,000 members.The increase of almost $4.4 million to the United Methodist Church's...
NEWS BY DEBORAH WHITEUNITED METHODIST NEWS SERVICEMillions of Americans saw messages of hope from The United Methodist Church as they watched the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina on Cable News Network and other cable channels. On CNN, a simple message appeared in the corner of the TV screen for...
Erik AlsgaardI recently spent several days in Anaheim, Calif., working in the pressroom of the United Methodist Women?s Assembly. The quadrennial gathering attracted more than 7,000 women from around the world under the theme, 'Rise! Shine! Glorify God!'One of my reporting assignments was...
