Uniting the United Methodist Church #UMC theassemblync.com/culture/religi…

Jimmy Carter: The president who showed us that there was no need to sell the Bible if you lived by it.

A Christianity rooted in patriarchy will always define women first and foremost by their relationship to men. A Christianity rooted in the gospel of Jesus will see women first and foremost as human beings created in God’s image. May we understand the difference.

Conservative pastor says he will 'live in to new reality' in the #UMC holston.org/article/randy-…

God is doing a new thing in the #UMC. “Where Will You Stand?” hannahadairbonner.com/2024/05/19/whe…

FORE EAGLE!

WEBBY ARE YOU KIDDING ME?!? BIRMINGHAM-SOUTHERN LIVES TO FIGHT ANOTHER DAY‼️ #d3baseball😉

From the bottom of our hearts, thank you BSC Baseball ❤️

Goodman: Birmingham-Southern goes out with pride, grace and a final message #ForwardEver 🖤💛 al.com/sports/2024/06…

“…you not only love your neighbor, but you recognize that even the enemy has a spark of God in them, has been made in the image of God and therefore needs to be treated as you, yourself, want to be treated.” May Rev. Lawson rest in peace & rise in glory. wapo.st/3xeZo3h

The Sandy Hook kids who were not murdered in their 1st Grade classroom in 2014 graduated from High School last night. At the ceremony, the names of the children and teachers who died were read. It took two minutes to read them. What has changed?

strange women lying in ponds distributing swords actually sounds like a pretty decent alternative right now

Today is July 20, 2024, the start of the first chapter of Octavia Butler’s #ParableOfTheSower Happy Parable Day.

Anne Mitchell Whisnant, a historian and graduate of Birmingham-Southern College, reflects on the sudden closing of the United Methodist-related small liberal arts school. She writes about why it matters to the students who went there over the years. buff.ly/4d61W34

look I don't know how we got here but in the year 2024 the two most wholesome people on the television are Snoop Dogg and Flavor Flav

When you live in Culture War Mode there is always a battle to fight, a side to take, and people to fear. When you live in God's Kingdom there's always a stranger to welcome, a neighbor to befriend, and an enemy to love.

In my role as a pastor, I’m not trying to get everyone to agree on everything so much as I’m attempting to create environments where our disagreements don’t automatically become cause for disunity.