April 14, 2011

A prayer in this season of renewal filled with fear, disaster, hate and uncertainty to grant us grace to give them into God's loving hands and trust in God's will for us.

This year overlap of Easter Sunday, Earth Day and anniversary of Deepwater Horizon oil spill offer unique dimension to resurrection worship.

The stewardship we practice with God’s gift is defined in how we treat the land, air, water and each other.

Lack of compassionate understanding leads to creation of summer school for pastors on chemical addiction.

April offers resources to help raise awareness about adult problem drinking, how to identify when someone has a problem, how to confront a problem drinker, and how to get help.

Our unwillingness to defend the honor and heritage of Native Americans is inherently sinful.

Jesus longed to identify himself fully with all humanity, including the most vulnerable and least powerful.

21-year-old works full time, attends college, volunteers most of spare time to youth ministry at Dallas United Methodist church.

Holy Sepulcher Church, other religious sites rendered ‘off limits for Christians through a complex network of walls, checkpoints and security measures.’

More than 100 countries expected to speak out for millions of children denied quality education.

May observance pays homage to the many ways older adults bring wisdom, inspiration and continuity to faith communities.

The ongoing drama at the nuclear plant damaged by an earthquake in Japan emphasizes the United Methodist resolution that calls nuclear power problematic because ‘the destructive potential of a catastrophic accident involves a great risk of irreversible damage to the environment and all living species.’

World Student Christian Federation, Texas bishop call for prayers for ‘our sister conference in Côte d’Ivoire.’

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