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Days 3 and 4: Bearing Witness to U.S. Involvement in El Salvador
“I knew that there was a lot of suffering in my country, but I didn’t realize where the suffering came from.”
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faith in action
May is Mental Health Awareness Month—The Church Should Lead the Way
Jesus did not tell us to pray for the sick. Jesus tells us to heal the sick. Changing our mental health care systems is how we participate in healing the sick.
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faith in action
Between What Matters and What Seems to Matter
A Holy Week sermon on Mark 11:1-11 Preached on Palm Sunday 2021 for Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia (via Zoom).
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faith in action
Celebrating life and God’s grace: The journey of one woman living with HIV
Sharon Thomas was infected with HIV in 1987 and diagnosed in 1988. It was rare for women to contract HIV. She was devastated, believing she would never live to see another day.
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Young Clergy Forum focuses on advocacy
This year's annual Young Clergy Forum included, for the first time, a “Day on the Hill” focus delivering a message of encouragement to support common sense solutions to gun violence.
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faith in action
Compassion Turned Into Action
There are many Sundays on the church liturgical calendar that can cause a pastor great anxiety. One of those Sundays can be Mother’s Day. While this day has Methodist roots in which it was created to celebrate motherhood, it can often be a painful day for a woman.
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faith in action
Magnifying our message through alliances
Working with allies can mean compromise and putting aside differences in order to solve problems. But, through by building alliances, we are more likely to be successful.
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faith in action
Health insurance and Medicaid important for expectant mothers
As the U.S. Senate considers a bill that will dramatically change the health care system in the United States, the Rev. Shelby Slowey speaks out against its affects on maternal health.
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faith in action
Food, tables and God's nature
Food and feasting are a part of Thanksgiving and the lives of many congregations. What does the way we eat and invite others to eat say about our understanding of the character and nature of God?
