Race or sexual orientation restrictive covenants have no place in The UMC
I write this as one of the founding members of Black Methodists for Church Renewal and United Methodists of Color For A Fully Inclusive Church. I write, remembering that a September 10, 2012 UMNS news...
View ArticleStood with Joe and Bobby, standing with Talbert
Why I celebrate United Methodist Bishop Melvin Talbert’s commitment to Joyful Biblical Obedience and why I stood to support that vision in my robe and stole at the same gender wedding of Joe Openshaw...
View ArticleStand with Talbert
Dear Reconciling United Methodists, Thank you. Thank you for your show of support of our marriage. We have been overwhelmed with the people near and far who have reached out to us. When we began...
View ArticleLetters and tweets to #CoB2013
The Council of Bishops is made up of active and retired United Methodist bishops. They are currently meeting at Lake Junaluska. One of the topics they are discussing is Bishop Talbert’s actions in...
View ArticleI am ashamed of my church today; a response to the Council of Bishops
In the midst of a serious crisis of authority and leadership within The UMC, the Council of Bishops has released a statement today that is resourced by institutional fear and a failure of nerve. The...
View ArticleJoe and Bobby respond to Council of Bishops: ‘We have names’
Dear Council of Bishops, As we read the statement released by the Council of Bishops urging a complaint be brought against Bishop Talbert for officiating Bobby’s and my Holy Ceremony, we are once again...
View ArticleBishop C. Joseph Sprague: An Open Letter to the People Called United Methodists
Sisters and Brothers in Christ, Standing outside the Statement of the Council of Bishops [COB] regarding Bishop Talbert’s celebration of the marriage of two gay United Methodist men, whose baptismal...
View ArticleA Time to Stay and a Time to Leave: An Open Letter to The UMC
“For everything there is a season, and a time for every matter under heaven: a time to be born, and a time to die; a time to plant, and a time to pluck up what is planted; a time to kill, and a time to...
View ArticleAn outward and visible sign of an inward and spiritual grace
I have worked for churches all of my adult life, and whether I was leading worship or simply attending a wedding I have hear the words, “An outward and visible sign of an inward and spiritual grace” at...
View ArticleA reflection on the Just Resolution of the complaint against Bishop Melvin...
By Rev. Gil Caldwell Bishop Talbert is quoted as saying following the resolution of the complaint against him, “I believe embracing Biblical Obedience offers the best way…” The resolution that involved...
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