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Commentary: Wait . . . or maybe not
© Can Stock Photo Inc. / duha127 The last days of the 2016 General Conference in Portland, Oregon were filled with all sorts of emotions — with some feeling joy over the breadth of our common ministry,...
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Commentary: Goodnight Portland…
“The opera ain’t over until the fat lady sings.” So said Texas Tech sports information director Ralph Carpenter in the final moments of the Southwest Conference tournament finals as the Aggies were...
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Commentary: Rumors . . . truth or fiction?
Don’t be distracted or frightened by the rumors you hear in the land. Sometimes you hear one thing and another time something else: rumors of violence and uprisings. –Jeremiah 51:46 (CEB)– I have...
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Commentary: And are we yet alive?
Over the past couple of days we’ve spent some time ruminating on the continued lack of trust present at the 2016 General Conference. Of course, this lack of trust isn’t new. In fact, some have argued...
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News Analysis: Ruminating on Rules
Photo by Paul Jeffrey, UMNS.Samuel (Duncan) McMillan, a lay delegate from North Carolina, presents the rules committee report on May 11 to the United Methodist General Conference in Portland, OR. The...
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Commentary: The hitchhiker’s guide to General Conference
It’s the day before I leave for what will be my 7th General Conference (of the last 8) which means of course that it’s a day of preparation. The day will be spent packing, running errands, and making...
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Gearing up for General Conference
If you follow The United Methodist Reporter these days, you have probably figured out that we have our good days and our bad days. There are times when we will have a flurry of content with stories...
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What United Methodists believe about other religions and immigrants
Given the recent decisions by various state governors to attempt to restrict immigrants being placed in their states, it might be good to be reminded about what The United Methodist Church teaches...
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We really DO like conversation….
A few months back those of us who try to operate this thing called The United Methodist Reporter had a dilemma. We absolutely wanted to create a space for conversation on the stories we publish and on...
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If you can’t say something nice…
“Thumper, what did your father tell you?” It’s a scene that I think most of us remember from the movie Bambi. In Thumper’s case, he was a curious child simply commenting on the inability of the fawn...
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Is there room in the church for satire?
Many years ago, back in the 1970’s, a new magazine appeared on the religious scene. Titled “The Wittenberg Door,” the publisher, Mike Yaconelli (of Youth Specialties fame) promised a different take on...
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Editor’s Notes: Unity 10 years later
Delegates to the 2004 General Conference in Pittsburgh hold hands after affirming the unity of the UMC. UMNS photo by Mike DuBose As United Methodists we remain in covenant with one another, even in...
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The United Methodist Reporter is not UMR Inc.
It’s been almost a year since my partners and I assumed the United Methodist Reporter name and took over operation of the website, Facebook page, and Twitter account. During that time we’ve made lots...
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The truth of plain white envelopes
It was tucked among the rest of the bills and flyers — a plain white envelope addressed to The U M Reporter. There was no return address or an indication of where it originated beyond the postmark. I...
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Give thanks to the Lord, for God is good. God’s steadfast love endures forever….
Photo by Dave Parker via Flickr While the United Methodist Church is now global, those of us in the United States are gathering today with family and friends for the tradition we call Thanksgiving....
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Editor’s Notes: Moving from a meeting to a trial
For most of the past week those of us who are United Methodist news junkies have been fixated on the rumblings from Lake Junaluska as the United Methodist Council of Bishops met. Throughout the week we...
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Editor’s Notes: Joe and Bobby are married. What now?
For the past week it seemed like all that any of us United Methodist news nerds could talk about was the ongoing struggle between Bishop Mel Talbert and the Council of Bishops as he prepared to...
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Editor’s Notes: 8 Reasons Most Churches Never Break the 200 Attendance Mark
Carey Nieuwhof is not a United Methodist. Nope, he’s the pastor of Connexus Community Church in Ontario, Canada which is part of a network of churches that have been influenced by Andy Stanley’s North...
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Welcome to the new United Methodist Reporter
It’s been several months in coming, but beginning today The United Methodist Reporter assumes a new look. When CircuitWriter Media took over the operation of this site in June we knew that we would...
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A prayer for the victims of the Washington Navy Yard shootings
*by Jay Voorhees Master of the Universe, it has happened again. We don’t know the details, even as the news crews report breathlessly every scrap of information that floats by in the wind. We don’t...
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