Bishop Issues Pastoral Letter after Las Vegas Shooting Bishop Carlo A. Rapanut, whose Phoenix episcopal area includes Las Vegas, sent a pastoral letter calling for prayer and action on gun violence after a mass shooting at the University of Nevada in Las Vegas.
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Gulp of Forgiveness Gulp of Forgiveness – By B.J. Funk – Nowhere is the sting of hurt more prominent than in your church. Pain received is more hurtful in church because it’s just not supposed to happen there. That’s the one place we can count on to be filled with love. That’s the one place we can go […]
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Warm Hearts and Extended Hands Warm Hearts and Extended Hands – By Kimberly Reisman –  One of the joys of leading World Methodist Evangelism (WME) is witnessing the transformative work of the Holy Spirit through the worldwide Wesleyan Methodist movement. The children of John Wesley have a unique way of becoming channels of the Spirit, crossing boundaries of geography and […]
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Divisions in Africa Divisions in Africa – By Thomas Lambrecht –  Recent meetings have clarified a developing divide in Africa between some bishops and other leaders who want to remain in The United Methodist Church and other leaders who are seeing the need to disaffiliate. The question will be: which group is more in sync with the grass […]
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