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The Rev. Jeremy Smith, Hacking Christianity
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Bishop Elections show #UMC future despite unjust laws
Elections are over in The UMC, and the future is bright, no matter who tries to steal our joy.
Sustaining Innovative and Prophetic Leadership in the Western Jurisdiction
Western Jurisdiction Conference is more than about bishops! Wahoo!
UMC Bishop Elections dealing with Conflicts of Interest for GMC-leaning delegates
“Owning the Libs” is not a valid reason to vote in a denomination you intend to exit.
Who I’m voting for to become a United Methodist Bishop
I’m one of the electors of three new bishops in The UMC. Read on for who I’m supporting and why.
Church and Christian Reflections
Varied reflections on Christian topics, including Church in a time of COVID-19.
Making sense of theology with charts
Our most popular content is these charts that are reproducable for individual or group study.
Geek Gospel
Every genre can be a Sacred Text. Discover more about yours, or find a new one today!
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What happens when we apply a Computer Coding debate to Christian Doctrine?
How a conflict in computer coding philosophies informs Christian beliefs on doctrine and practice.
Sci-fi Time Loops show us that Sacred Stories break cycles
A time loop allows us to learn what really helps us out of cycles of harm and difficulty.
The best $500 camera setup that I actually use for online worship in COVID-19
The best $500 you can spend to have brighter, better sounding, and better positioned videos for online worship.
Tetris and Advent [Geek Gospel]
Could a 30 year old video game inform an ancient practice of Advent…for today?
A Wrinkle in Time’s Watered Down Theology
A guest post by a reader who found a disconnect between the spirituality of the book and the one depicted in the movie
What Are You Prepared To Do For Justice?
A question of commitment keeps me coming back to two movies and their evaluations of the fuzzy line of justice.
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United Methodism (and whatever comes next)
Recent Articles
African Bishops present the UMC future that the GMC most fears.
More sleeping giants coming in November 2022.
Judicial Council closes down GMC “loophole” around the UMC Trust Clause
The hits keep on coming against the WCA’s legal manipulations to exit churches from the UMC
WCA calls on United Methodist churches to violate church law and withhold their tithes
August 12th is the day the WCA went from a caucus group to an extremist organization.
Why are disaffiliating churches choosing to go solo rather than joining the GMC?
Churches are deferring or deciding against going GMC because of control issues.
