Early in April 2004 Father Luis Barrios, an Episcopal priest in charge of the San Romero de la Américas Church and a friend of…
By Rev. Janet Porcher The first same-sex marriage I officiated at was in the winter of 1986. I was the pastor/director of the United Methodist…
I missed everyone a few weeks ago when I was unable to come to Sunday’s worship due to illness. I know I missed a lot…
By Rev. Dr. Stephen P. Bauman It may have been the day after New York State recognized the validity of same-sex marriage that I…
A message from the Editor: starting today, we will be featuring content from Methodist’s In New Directions (MIND) new blogging campaign, We Did: Stories of…
I have been thinking lately about our worship theme this month: “Welcome Home”. This is the last line of our new mission statement. When these…
As I prepare to preach at my first Reconciling Ministries Convocation this week, I have been thinking about the events that led me to be…
On a recent conference call with United Methodist leaders organizing our churches to go to the 50th Anniversary of the March on Washington, I found…
A few years ago, when I was serving in the suburbs of Connecticut, I was involved in an anti-hate crime event. That year, I did…
Why do people tremble with fear when someone comes into a bank carrying a violin case? They think she’s carrying a machine gun and might…
