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October 26, 2023 Washington, DC— The General Commission on Religion and Race of The United Methodist Church (GCORR) recently concluded its fall Board of Directors meeting in Oakland, California, from October 20-22, 2023. Over 20 board members hailing from diverse corners of the United States
October 25, 2023 Rev. Paul Tché, who is the Ecumenical Officer for the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ), calls Christian Churches Together “an ecumenical space,” and I like that definition. CCT is not a conciliar group who gathers to make decisions. Instead, it brings together
October 25, 2023 PHNOM PENH – “God invites us to put our commitment on the table in the name of service to the people…because we are connected to one another,” said Bishop Israel Maestrado Painit of the Davao Episcopal Area in the Philippines during his
August 16, 2023 Laura Smith Haviland (1808-1898) was born a Quaker and became a leading abolitionist in Michigan during the 1830s, but she found that her community of faith did not support her. She turned to a Wesleyan understanding of salvation and discovered an unquenchable
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2023년 10월 20일 Read in English ‘할로윈’이라는 말은 ‘할로우의 저녁’이라는 뜻입니다. ‘할로우(Hallow)라는 말은 ‘성도(성인 saint의 복수형이 성도 saints입니다.)’를 의미하는 단순히 오래된 영어 표현입니다. 그래서 할로윈(Halloween 또는 Hallowe’en)은 성도의 저녁이라는 뜻이 됩니다. 그런데 왜 하필 ‘저녁’일까요? 창세기 1장을 보면, 유대인들은 하루의 시작을 아침이 아닌 해지는 저녁으로
The word “Halloween” (or “Hallowe’en”) means “the evening of Hallows.” “Hallows” is an older English way of saying “saints” — so, the Evening of Saints. But why “the evening?” Many ancient cultures in the Mediterranean world and the Middle East, including Jewish cultures, understood the
July 14, 2023 The recent decision by the majority of the Supreme Court justices to end affirmative action based on race in the college admissions process should alarm all justice-seeking Americans. Christians — and those who value a more equitable society that values diversity in
October 2, 2023 A covenant relationship begun by newly elected bishops over 20 years ago is still going strong today. Bishop Warner H. Brown was elected in 2000 along with Bishops Jose Quipungo and Gaspar João Domingos, both from Angola, and they discussed a conference-to-conference
October 16, 2023 A broad spectrum of organizations dedicated to promoting religious, cultural and human rights protections globally, write to the UN Secretary General with urgency regarding Azerbaijan’s recent military assault on Nagorno-Karabakh. The letter is powerful and moving and includes a list of robust
October 17, 2023 원문 보기 The 2023 special session of the National Association of the Korean American United Methodists was held Oct. 2-5 in Northbrook, Illinois. Attendees included 69 clergy[women], 151 clergy[men], and 84 laity. This was the first in-person gathering since 2019 and was
