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May 2016

May 19, 2016
At about 5:10 pm on Thursday, May 19, the second to last day before GC...
May 19, 2016
We on the UMR team are all tired. We can cry, get snarky or irritated...
May 19, 2016
As those who have been following this saga at the UMC General Conference probably already...
May 18, 2016
[Note: Keep checking the United Methodist Reporter site for the latest news] This morning, after...
May 18, 2016
Wednesday morning, second week in. Our reporting team is sleeping poorly. Most of us wondering...
May 17, 2016
First: you want to know why the UMC is so stuck? Read this piece I...
May 16, 2016
I've backed away from blogging a bit. Too many emotions hitting, not able to sort...
May 13, 2016
My back, arms, butt all ache. Too much sitting, too much typing, too much tension....
May 12, 2016
It is official: we will not speak with each other at General Conference. We will...
May 11, 2016
I didn't get around to eating today. We left the house early and our live-in cook for...
May 11, 2016
The Rev. Don Underwood, at his sixth General Conference as delegate and his ninth overall,...
May 10, 2016
I'm tired. I admit it. And this is just the first day, and a half...
May 10, 2016
OK, Portland is gorgeous. Lovely flowering bushes sweetly frame the craftsman-style bungalow, an Airbnb rental...
May 09, 2016
Shortly (actually not so shortly as my flight has just been delayed) I leave for...
May 06, 2016
I used to tell my sons, “Just concentrate on your studies and becoming well-rounded young...
May 05, 2016
Dear Thoughtful Pastor: I ride public transportation to get to work: two trains and a...
May 02, 2016
Dear Thoughtful Pastor:  If someone belongs to an "Evangelical" church that believes members need to...

April 2016

April 28, 2016
Stop. No screaming "Don't you dare take away my second amendment rights!!!"" No shouting the...
April 26, 2016
My friend, David Hayward over the The Naked Pastor recently drew this cartoon. It graphically...
April 26, 2016
"Viral" hardly describes what happened to this recent article in The Atlantic. It's called "The...
April 25, 2016
The Interconnection On Sunday, two cousins, Gene (we'll call him Gene One) and Gene (Gene...
April 22, 2016
Apparently, the Good News group, who unofficially represent the evangelical branch of The United Methodist...
April 21, 2016
How important is biblical inerrancy to matters of the Christian faith and the life of...
April 18, 2016
Has Christianity turned toxic? I wish I could say that it hasn’t, that it is...
April 17, 2016
It's Sunday, around noon when I started writing. Have a houseful of guests--relatives of my...
April 13, 2016
Dear Thoughtful Pastor: I am a 53 year old childless single female with two younger...

March 2016

March 23, 2016
Dear Thoughtful Pastor: I have visited a number of churches in the last few years....
March 20, 2016
"Jesus is on the cross. You will sit quietly for the next three hours and...
March 17, 2016
The classic words of an abusive husband: "If you don't do what I say, you...
March 17, 2016
Dear Thoughtful Pastor: I grew up in an “evangelical—fundamental” Christian home. My recollection is that...
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