How to stay connected after a conflict
Disagreements occur in all relationships -- families, work, church committee meetings and wherever else people gather. Learn tips for staying connected after a conflict.
Disagreements occur in all relationships -- families, work, church committee meetings and wherever else people gather. Learn tips for staying connected after a conflict.
After this difficult gathering, many United Methodists wonder what the decisions made will mean for us and our congregations. Let's take a look at what we know thus far.
Paraskevidekatriaphobia is the fear of Friday the 13th, a day of omens. No one knows for sure how Fridays on the 13th of the month got their reputation, but the theories are interesting.
"I believe that appreciation is a holy thing," Fred Rogers shared to open his 2001 commencement speech at Marquette University, "that when we look for what's best in the person we happen to be with at the moment, we're doing what God does."
"Amazing grace! How sweet the sound that saved a wretch like me." Many United Methodists know John Newton's words well, but we may be a little fuzzy on the concept of grace.
Walking through a cemetery can feel unsettling, but throughout the graveyard are comforting symbols of our faith. Some common symbols offer hope in the face of death and grief.
Early in his faith journey, the Rev. Rudy Rasmus learned to make good a priority, a tenet that still guides his ministry today. Be inspired by one of the pastors of Houston's St. John's United Methodist Church.
United Methodist missionaries are sent "from everywhere to everywhere," Thomas Kemper, head of the General Board of Global Ministries shares. Learn more about our missionaries yesterday and today.