Blogs and Commentary

Mission and Ministry
The Rev. Dr. Michael L. Bowie Jr. Photo courtesy of the author.

A clean page for a critical time

Moving into a new year, Strengthening the Black Church for the 21st Century is working to meet the urgent needs of Black congregations.
Racism
The Rev. Mike Hickcox. Photo courtesy of the author.

Celebrate Black History Month by listening to historic voices

Key figures in the Civil Rights Movement were interviewed on “Night Call,” a 1960s-era call-in radio program from United Methodist Communications.
Human Rights
The Rev. Christopher P. Momany. Photo by Kristen Schell.

In troubling times, look to ‘higher law’

Gilbert Haven, a Methodist pastor, taught that opening ourselves to God and seeing things from a divine point of view enables us to act from cleaner motives — and we must act.
Social Concerns
The Rev. Dr. Jefferson M. Furtado. Photo courtesy of the author.

Martin Luther King Jr. and the work we haven’t finished

We must resist the temptation to remember King as a “safe” figure, but instead respond to his urgent call to action, writes United Methodist pastor.

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