Methodork (METH-uh-dawrk) noun A Methodist who knows well and takes an interest in the structure and polity of their denomination. If you’re a Methodist who…
I am proud to say that, today, Church of the Village is a church where LGBTQ people can find refuge, instead of a church from…
Almost 5 years ago, I received a call to jump on a train to meet Bishop J and the Personnel Committee of a progressive church…
For everything there is a season, and a time for every matter under heaven: a time to be born, and a time to die; a…
Last week you probably didn’t hear from me. I was making a long, remote pilgrimage into the snowy Catskills to meet our new bishop, Bishop…
The year was 1987. “A holy union, what is that?” I asked as the outgoing pastor handed me the church keys to my then new…
I didn’t grow up in the kind of household where we all sat down to eat together, holding hands, and saying grace. At dinner time,…
By Rev. Vicki Flippin Now that I live in Harlem, I rarely get to eat real Chinese food. Knowing that they share my love for…
The progressive movement in the United Methodist Church has been reeling this week from two blows to the inclusion of LGBT people. A week ago,…
Ap-pre’ci-ate, v., 1. valuing; the act of recognizing the best in people or the world around us; affirming past and present strengths, successes, and potentials;…
