Gift of renewal – Donors provide retreat time for UM clergy
By Sally Hicks, Faith & Leadership… Last October, Margot Porterfield and her husband, the Rev. Mark Porterfield, faced big changes in their life together. He was starting a new appointment as pastor at First United Methodist Church in Port Lavaca, Texas. She was going back to full-time work after five years. And with their two [...]
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UMR Communications, including United Methodist Reporter, to close
Finding no viable plan for reversing financial losses of recent months, UMR Communications will cease operations on May 31. UMR Communications (UMRC) publishes the United Methodist Reporter in print and digital formats and online, and provides printing and communication services to churches and other nonprofits. The final print Reporter will carry the date June 7, [...]
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United Methodist woman helps arrange burial of Boston Marathon suspect
A United Methodist woman in Richmond, Va., said she was acting out of Christian compassion in helping to arrange the burial of Tamerlan Tsarnaev, a suspect in the Boston Marathon bombings. “Jesus tells us to love our enemies, not hate them after they’re dead,” said Martha Mullen, in a phone interview. “That’s why I kind [...]
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Q&A: The ‘Quiet Pentecost’ of spiritual formation
United Methodists worried about declining church membership may be overlooking a more subtle renewal that’s underway, writes the Rev. Dwight H. Judy in his new book, A Quiet Pentecost: Inviting [...]
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In new book, seminary prof reflects on son’s death
By Yonat Shimron, Religion News Service… DURHAM, N.C.—Nearly eight years ago, professor Richard Lischer got a call on his cell phone that would tear at his heart and test his [...]
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