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Advent - Waiting: Part 2

Sunday, December 16, 2018 - Advent: Waiting Part 2

Advent - Waiting: Part 1

Sunday, December 2, 2018 - Advent: Waiting.  The Season of Advent is, of course, about waiting - and that is a good thing.  (Especially if you have been waiting for the publication of this Lesson)

The UMC Social Principles: The Political Community

Sunday, November 25, 2018 - The United Methodist Social Principles: The Political Community - "God's World is One World".  This fundamental belief urges us to consider how we conduct ourselves in relationship to each other - in our communities, our nation and the World - which John Wesley recognizes as 'our Parish'.

The UMC Social Principles: The Economic Community

Sunday, November 18, 2018 - The United Methodist Social Principles: The Economic Community.  The United Methodist Church recognizes that there are issues of economic justice relating to income disparity, the ability to work for a 'living wage' and regressive tax policies that we must consider in the context of Christian living.

The UMC Social Principles: The Social Community Pt. 3

Sunday, November 4, 2018 - The United Methodist Social Principles - Part 3: Understanding the weight we give to competing intrinsic values such as compassion, fairness, sanctity and security help us understand the call to welcome the stranger

The UMC Social Principles: The Social Community Pt. 2

Sunday, October 28, 2018 - The United Methodist Social Principles: The Social Community, Part 2 - The field of social psychology provides insight into the basic - and strong - human tendency to break into 'teams' that create 'others' to identify 'us'.  The tension between other basic human instincts such as compassion and fairness with order and predictability helps fuel the polarization we see today.  Understanding this helps us live together in community, even with contrasting ideas.

The UMC Social Principles: The Social Community Pt. 1

Sunday, October 21, 2018 - The UMC Social Principles: The Social Community, Part 1 - the United Methodist Church looks at the difficult issues of institutionalized racist and ethnic discrimination.

The UMC Social Principles: The Nurturing Community Part 3

Sunday, October 14, 2018 - The UMC Social Principles: The Nurturing Community - Part 3.  Our primary identity is as 'Children of God'.  Rightly prioritized, this should shape and inform all of the other identities we hold; it also allows us to remain in community despite differences of opinion on issues.

The UMC Social Principles: The Nurturing Community Part 2

Sunday, September 30, 2018 - The United Methodist Social Principles: The Nurturing Community Part 2.  Our continuing discussion of the church's response to countering perspectives on human sexuality reveals deep divisions of thought; but taking up the challenge reminds us that we are called to be in - and to nurture - sacred community, even in the midst of disagreement.

The UMC Social Principles: The Nurturing Community Part 1

Sunday, September 23, 2018 - The United Methodist Social Principles: The Nurturing Community Part 1.  Perhaps the greatest challenge to The United Methodist Church today is grappling with the issue of human sexuality.  We attempt to deconstruct the issue so that we can better understand the various perspectives that challenge thoughtful Christians everywhere.