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Word from Winkler — A huge problem
By Jim Winkler, General Secretary, General Board of Church & Society
Murdered by her husband
October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month
By Linda Bales, director of the Louise and Hugh Moore Population Project, General Board of Church & Society
People of faith can make a difference in this pandemic by learning about it, praying for both victims and perpetrators, and taking action.
2008 election guide
Compares Democratic and Republican platforms with UMC statements
Can be downloaded from Web, links to other political parties.
Maryland congregation models mental illness ministry
Mental Illness Awareness Week is Oct. 5-11
By Wayne Rhodes, Editor, Faith in Action
Clinton UMC has earned national attention for its efforts to shine light on an often misunderstood malady that can affect virtually any family.
A reflection on Matthew 4:1-4
Not living by bread alone
By Norma P. Dollaga, Quezon City, Philippines
Hunger is not only about having no food; it is about the state of society where the dignity of people is not respected.
Study of ‘Letter of James’ 2
Educational and devotional tool looks at sin in week 2
‘Sin: An Obstruction of Justice’ asks us to think about how sin affects ways we interact with the world.
Finding the Church's Voice on Immigration
Oct. 16-18 in Illinois
North Central Jurisdiction event will meld Words from Scripture with voices of persons who work with immigrants to address how churches can respond.
World Communion Sunday 2008
Special Sunday is Oct. 5
Offering provides scholarships for racial- and ethnic-minority graduate students and minority persons seeking second careers in church-related vocations.
Celebrate Children's Sabbath
Oct. 17-19 is weekend for national observance
Children's Defense Fund offers downloadable materials to help in annual observance.
'Take Action against Poverty’
Millennium Development Goals mobilization is Oct. 17-19
Annual global mobilization supports world leaders’ committment to eradicate poverty, put children in primary school, promote women’s rights, fight killer diseases, and provide access to safe drinking water by 2015.
‘Gathering of Tents of Hope’
On National Mall Nov. 7-9
Event offers simple message: End genocide in Darfur.
On the size of your God
On page after page, the Scriptures remind us that we do not serve a one-size-fits-all God.
—By Bishop Robert E. Hayes Jr. (Oklahoma)
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Word from Winkler — A huge problem
Murdered by her husband
2008 election guide
Maryland congregation models mental illness ministry
A reflection on Matthew 4:1-4
Study of ‘Letter of James’ 2
Finding the Church's Voice on Immigration
World Communion Sunday 2008
Celebrate Children's Sabbath
'Take Action against Poverty’
‘Gathering of Tents of Hope’
On the size of your God
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