Bishop Ken Carter and Shane Raynor discuss the United Methodist Church, schism, the "local option," General Conference 2016, and the need for a coherent social teaching. read more

4 Week Series Week 1: Passionate Worship Isaiah 6 Worship, very simply, is not for us. Worship is a gift that we give to someone else. Worship is for God. The origin of our… read more

Galatians 3:23-29 Scanning television, a prominent theme has emerged of late: our desire for transformation, change, a makeover. In these programs a family leaves, and then… read more

Lord, I don't go to church much. I don't go at all . . . well, I go at Christmas. I'm home then. I feel drawn to it. I like the Christmas Eve service, the coolness of the… read more

John the Baptist is a prominent figure in Advent, showing up each year in at least a couple of the Gospel readings and reappearing in January when we remember the Baptism of the… read more

6 Week Series Week 1: The Interesting Thing About Religion is God Ephesians 1:3-14 The apostle Paul speaks in the first chapter of Ephesians, movingly and confessionally, about … read more