Sisters and brothers, you have decided that I was disobedient “to the Order and Discipline of the United Methodist Church.” I know many of you struggled with that because I know you. Now you must impose a penalty which you believe is appropriate and responds
One day a cat dies of natural causes and goes to heaven. There he meets the Lord Himself. The Lord says to the cat, “You lived a good life and if there is any way I can make your stay in Heaven more comfortable, please
Written by Danny Dutton, age 8, from Chula Vista, Calif., for his third grade homework assignment to “Explain God.” One of God’s main jobs is making people. He makes them to replace the ones that die so there will be enough people to take care
(Love) rejoices in the truth. (1 Corinthians 13:6 NRSV) Truth and morning become light with time. (Ethiopian proverb) Like age, taxes, and death, the truth always seems to catch up to us. It doesn’t matter how long it takes, whether it’s only till the morning’s
Mount Hollywood Congregational Church, Los Angeles, Calif. Readings for the Third Sunday of Easter: Psalm 46 NIV, Luke 24:13-31 When a piece of exercise equipment called the Stairmaster was first marketed, I was incredulous. Here was this advertisement for a machine that simulated stair climbing,
Hennepin Avenue United Methodist Church, Minneapolis, Minn. Readings for the Seventh Sunday of Easter: 1 John 5:9-13, John 17:11b-19 Someday I’m going to preach a sermon on phrases some folks think are from the Bible. Phrases like: “The Lord helps those who help themselves.” People
Scripture readings: Make a joyful noise to the Lord, all the lands! Serve the Lord with gladness! Come into his presence with singing! Know the Lord is God! It is he that made us and we are his; we are his people, and the sheep
Editor: Dear Editor, I’m disappointed with labeling “ex-gay” ministries as evil. They aren’t evil. They are people who are trying to do God’s work in a way they feel called to do. I know. I went through an Exodus program for a year and a
To set the scene, the position of the Lutheran Church here is that to be a homosexual is not a sin but the practicing of one’s homosexuality is. On the official front we have an equivalent of marriage for gays and lesbians called ‘partnership’ which
Just as the trial of one of the men charged with the murder of University of Wyoming student Matthew Shepard was getting underway in Laramie, WY, Parents and Friends of Ex-Gays (P-FOX) President Anthony Falzarano was ending his third annual conference in Washington, D.C. Falzarano