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마리아와 마르다는 동일 인물인가? (UM News)
2023년 3월 31일 작년에 누가복음 10장에 나오는 마리아와 마르다에 대해서 설교한 적이 있습니다. 그 설교를 하던 날 은퇴하신 한 목사님이 저희 예배에 참석했는데, 그 목사님이 읽어볼 만한 글 하나를 추천해주셨습니다. 그 글은 듀크대학에서 가르치고, 인기 있는 강연자이자 저자로 유명한 다이애나 버틀러 배스(Diana Butler Bass) 박사의 설교를
Native immersion explores culture, horrors (UM News)
March 22, 2023 Yewon Park’s feet provided some welcome levity as a group of United Methodists immersed themselves in Native American culture and reckoned with injustices the first Americans suffered. “You’ve got little feet!” said Henrietta Mann, an accomplished academic and Cheyenne prayer woman, while performing
Three Camarillo Churches Plan a Good Friday Prayer Walk for Peace and Healing (Mount Cross Lutheran)
March 16, 2023 In times marked by divisions, three churches join together to honor Good Friday, and they extend an open invitation to the whole community. Good Friday is the most solemn day for Christians. It commemorates the suffering and death of Jesus Christ. Christians
Book Study: Tempered Resilience by Tod Bolsinger (Religion & Race)
GCORR Book Study Guide: For Small Groups & Individual Reflection The General Commission on Religion & Race (GCORR) remains committed to supporting and resourcing the Church in its journey of dismantling racism. We are aware that people learn and grow in many ways due to
Why does Lent begin with ashes? (UMCom)
As the first day of Lent, Ash Wednesday is a time for reflecting on our humanity, sins and mortality. Take a moment to watch this video from The United Methodist Church* to discover the history and traditions of Ash Wednesday, as well as how you
Faithful Lent: Connecting the Practices of Lent and Anti-racism (Religion & Race)
Faithful Lent: Connecting the Practices of Lent and Anti-racism is a new Lenten resource for congregations to use in a small group setting. The purpose of this study is to make explicit connections between the traditions of Lent and the work of anti-racism without forcing either
Imago Dei: A Lenten Bible Study of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (Religion & Race)
The Imago Dei (Diversity, Equity, Inclusion) Lenten Bible Study is a five-week study written in the style of Lectio Divina. In this form of Bible study all participants are equal, all insights are of equal value, and there are no wrong answers to correct. This
Pastor puts on musical about Simon of Cyrene (UM News)
April 7, 2022 The Rev. Henry Masters has a thing for Simon of Cyrene. Nearly two decades ago, Masters wrote and published a book about the African man summoned from the crowd to carry Jesus’ cross to Calvary. Now, at age 76 and retired as a United Methodist
Cal-Pac Clergywomen’s Statement on Commitment to Pastoral Care and Support for All
We are called as a family of God, a redemptive and redeemed community, to be a place of safety and safe haven for all persons. When we as clergywomen became aware of the accusation and guilty plea of former United Methodist pastor John McFarland for