Is the United Methodist Church splitting?

Today, October 11, 2022, the following headline appeared in the Winchester Star: “United Methodists are breaking up in a slow-motion schism.” Headlines grab attention, so they took some liberty to make it sound more dramatic, but the headline itself is not exactly correct. The United Methodist Church is not involved...

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An Explosive Topic

I’d rather not breach the subject of gun violence. There may be no more explosive topic. But I also know that not saying anything says something. And now I read in my local paper that our school board may soon be talking about the possibility of arming teachers with firearms....

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Faith and Science: Creation

Faith and Science: Creation In our current worship series, Faith and Science, we have noted how many Christians treat the Bible as though it were a science textbook. This erroneous approach leads people to ask the Bible how creation came to be, instead of listening to what the Bible is...

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