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Wesleyan Wisdom: Word from Willimon – Don’t give in to despair
In one of Bishop Will Willimon’s last letters to his constituents in the North Alabama Conference before retiring last month, he wrote, “Our numbers indicate that we have been under led, or led in the...
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Kids’ stuff – The tricky art of the children’s sermon
If you’ve attended United Methodist churches long enough, you probably recognize this squirm-worthy scene: A pastor seated on the floor, trying to cue the kids to say the darnedest things. Or, it’s a...
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Q&A: Emphasizing ties to United Methodism
The Rev. Cameron West, 62, spent more than two decades in UM parish ministry before going into higher education, first at Brevard College (N.C.) as vice president and dean, and since 2003 as president...
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Wrap It Up! Books on faith still gladden hearts at Christmas
By Sam Hodges, Managing Editor and Mary Jacobs, Staff Writer… Getting pleasantly lost in a bookstore isn’t easy to do anymore. Bookstores have continued to close as readers and publishers embrace...
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Q&A: UM Bishop Willimon takes on the church, through a novel
Will Willimon After writing dozens of books, retired UM Bishop Will Willimon decided to try his hand at a new genre: fiction. A lover of novels, Willimon said that works of fiction are uniquely capable...
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