Ministry Matters - Getting to the good news | The (only) Methodist on the court

How can we discover a new grammar and spirituality for our preaching? Getting to the good news by Cameron Merrill   As we emerge from this pandemiccrisis period and the triage-style preaching it brought about, maybe you are starting to take stock of what this essentiality and exhaustion means for your work as a preacher going forward. Maybe that essentiality has awakened in you a hunger for new practices, modes, and forms of preaching. Read here

What does compassion look like in the high court halls? The (only) Methodist on the court by Jim Harnish   I’ve been re-reading Becoming Justice Blackmun: Harry Blackmun’s Supreme Court Journey by Linda Greenhouse. In wrestling with the decision which Justice Alito now declared to be “egregiously wrong from the start,” the Court worked to balance two “important and distinct” interests within the Constitutional “guarantee of certain areas or zones of privacy”. These were identified as protecting the health of the woman and “the potentiality of human life.” Read here

How can we navigate patriotism in a divided age? Faith and flag by Thomas Bandy   After several weeks' news highlighting our deep political divisions and a national holiday celebrating our freedoms, we are revisiting this article from Thomas Bandy. Here, he helps us understand some of the characteristics present in our congregations as we seek to lead in these divided times and places. Read here

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