General Conference
Experience GC 2020
The session of General Conference will be held at the Charlotte Convention Center April 23 – May 3, 2024. View links to the livestream, schedule, resources, mission initiatives, and more.
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Moments with Mike: Do Not Fear
Given that this coming Sunday is listed as the Baptism of the Lord on liturgical calendars, the lectionary passage from Luke 3 is a pretty easy choice. However, the reading […] Continue Reading→
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First UMC Graham Presents – Elusive Epiphany: Finding Light in the Darkness
A Weekend of Healing The longer we live through the lingering pandemic, the more exposure we have to difficult events and complex emotional responses to the upheaval we’ve experienced. As […] Continue Reading→
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Moments with Mike: Hope
I recently had the opportunity to be around some young children. There’s nothing like a child to catch a glimpse of the meaning of Christmas. Why? Because children believe in […] Continue Reading→
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Open Table Ministry and the Corridor District Invite You and Your Congregation
This year, Open Table Ministry in Durham, North Carolina is organizing an items drive with churches in the Corridor District of the North Carolina Conference of the United Methodist Church. […] Continue Reading→
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Moments with Mike: Incarnational Love – A Harder But More Blessed Way
On most weekday mornings, my daughter calls us by Duo so we can talk as she and our grandchildren get ready for the day. Like any family with small children, […] Continue Reading→
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Sabbath Life 2022 – offered by Life Around the Table
Sabbath Life is an ecumenical invitation to clergy and ministry professionals to practice the rhythms of Sabbath, stepping away from our daily lives to delight in God, creation, and each other. Our unique […] Continue Reading→
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Moments with Mike: Ascending As We Are
There are 15 individual psalms that all bear the superscription, “A Song of Ascents.” These are collated and found in Psalms 120-134. The prevailing theory is that the “ascent” is […] Continue Reading→
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Moments with Mike: Context Matters
Context matters. This was a lesson shared consistently in all my homiletics and exegesis class. Context gives clues on authorial intent and guides interpretive streams. Certainly this is true when […] Continue Reading→
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Moments with Mike: Diversity of Opinion
Wouldn’t it be great if everyone had similar ideas and practices? Perhaps not. My family is in the process of planning for a vacation when we all will gather for […] Continue Reading→