United Methodism: How Conservatives Won the Debate, but Lost the Denomination
by Jack JacksonUnited Methodism is no longer a misnomer because the progressives have been given what they wanted. Continue Reading »
Learning From the UMC's Mistakes
by John LomperisAs the United Methodist Church goes through an increasingly bitter, slow-motion divorce, it offers an important cautionary tale for the rest of the body of Christ. Continue Reading »
A Methodist Appreciation of Benedict XVI
by Paul T. StallsworthMany remembrances of Benedict XVI have been written, mostly by Roman Catholics. What follows is a simple remembrance by a Methodist pastor. Continue Reading »
The Future of United Methodism
by Dale M. CoulterWith the United Methodist Church dividing over same-sex marriage, Methodists must search to ground their tradition in a return to Wesleyan catholicity. Continue Reading »
Methodism Dividing
by Kevin WatsonIn the summer of 2016, Karen Oliveto, a “self-avowed practicing homosexual,” was elected and consecrated a bishop and assigned to the Mountain Sky Area of the Western Jurisdiction of the United Methodist Church. This is but one instance of the willful disregard for official church discipline . . . . Continue Reading »
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