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The Cry In Loving Memory of Ahmaud Arbery “Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere. We are caught in an inescapable network of mutuality, tied in a single garment of destiny. Whatever affects one directly, affects all indirectly.”    ― Martin Luther King Jr., Letter from the Birmingham Jail I ...
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It was Dr. George Hunter who once said, “There was a time when we Methodist would say with John Wesley, ‘The world is my parish.’ Today, we far too often say, ‘The parish is my world.’” While Wesley spoke the former words out of his burden to see spiritually anemic Anglicans awakened ...
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With African United Methodists affirming their support of the Protocol for Separation through Grace and Reconciliation, we are on the cusp of a new day. This is a turning point in the process. In the words of Chris Ritter on Twitter, “I think the Africa Initiative statement also means the ...
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On January 25th, a large gathering of United Methodist lay-people and clergy took place in the Birmingham area at Clearbranch United Methodist.  The theme of the day was, Why the Best Days of Methodism are Ahead of Us!  The purpose of the gathering was to inspire hope for the future ...
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“Christianity was born into a religiously pluralistic world, and in that sense, pluralism does not present a new problem for the church.”                                            Leslie Newbigin As we await the outcome of the proposed Protocol of Reconciliation & Grace through Separation at General Conference 2020, many are grossly underestimating the potential ...
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Greetings and grace to you! Many of you are basking in the afterglow of last Saturday’s gathering in Birmingham!  We not only welcomed participants from North Alabama, but United Methodists were also present from Florida, Georgia, Tennessee, and Mississippi.  As approximately 1,000 United Methodists gathered at Clearbranch UMC for “Why ...
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Great Moments in Methodist Missions Methodist Martyr, Burleigh Law Methodism shares a vibrant history of taking the gospel of Jesus Christ to the un-reached people groups of the world. Great Moments in Methodist Missions is a series designed to inspire Christ-followers in local and global disciple making and to rekindle ...
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  On Saturday, January 25th, approximately one-thousand United Methodists gathered in Birmingham at Clearbranch United Methodist Church.  The day’s theme was, Why the Best Days of Methodism are Ahead of Us!  The day featured Dr. Chris Ritter as the plenary speaker; and also featured traditionally orthodox delegation members from North ...
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A Tale of Two Conferences A Reflective Thought for United Methodists on the 2016 General Conference The United Methodist Church highest governing body is known as General Conference. This conference meets every four years. While the United Methodist General Conference was taking place in Portland, Oregon on May 10th-20th, 2016, ...
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