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Judicial Council says no to same-sex marriage, approves Bush Center at SMU

Posted in Book of Discipline, Judicial Council, United Methodist Church, tagged , on April 27, 2009 |

United Methodist clergy, even if retired, may not perform wedding ceremonies uniting two people of the same sex, even in states in which such unions have been declared legal, according to a ruling issued Monday by the United Methodist Judicial Council. That ruling (Decision 1111) stemmed from a resolution passed at the 2008 session of [...]

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Podcast: Bishop Al Gwinn — ‘Asking the Right Questions’

Posted in Bishops, Podcasts, Sermons, tagged , on April 27, 2009 |

This week’s MethodistThinker Podcast features a sermon by Bishop Al Gwinn, episcopal leader of the United Methodist Church’s North Carolina Conference. Before being elected the the episcopacy in 2004, Al Gwinn served as both a pastor and a District Superintendent in the Kentucky Conference. This sermon on this week’s podcast was preached in January 2009 [...]

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UM Judicial Council convenes for Spring session

Posted in Book of Discipline, Discipleship, General Conference, Judicial Council, tagged , , on April 22, 2009 | 3 Comments »

The United Methodist Judicial Council, opening its Spring session today in Denver, Colorado, will hear cases relating to homosexual “marriage” ceremonies, church membership, and the planned George W. Bush Presidential Center at Southern Methodist University. (See full docket here—PDF.) The Council is the denomination’s supreme court and rules on questions of constitutionality in church law [...]

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Podcast: Dr. Bill Hinson on ‘The Making of a Minister

Posted in Podcasts, Preaching, Sermons, United Methodist Church, tagged , , on April 20, 2009 |

This week’s MethodistThinker Podcast features a sermon by the late Dr. Bill Hinson, long-time pastor of the First United Methodist Church of Houston, Texas. During his 18-year tenure at First UMC-Houston, more than 3,000 people joined that congregation on profession of faith. In 1985, Dr. Hinson was honored with Denman Evangelism Award. In 2000, the [...]

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Maxie Dunnam, Eddie Fox release videos on proposed amendments

Posted in Book of Discipline, General Conference, United Methodist Church, tagged , on April 17, 2009 | 2 Comments »

Noted United Methodist leaders Maxie Dunnam and Eddie Fox have released separate YouTube videos in which they state opposition to several proposed constitutional amendments to be voted on this year by Annual Conferences throughout the UMC. Dr. Dunnam is the former president of Asbury Theological Seminary. Dr. Fox is the world director of World Methodist [...]

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Podcast: Bishop Mike Watson — ‘We Wish to See Jesus’

Posted in Bishops, Podcasts, Sermons, United Methodist Church, tagged on April 13, 2009 |

This week’s MethodistThinker Podcast features a sermon by Bishop B. Michael Watson, episcopal leader of the United Methodist Church’s North Georgia Conference. Before being elected the the episcopacy in 2000, Mike Watson served as a pastor in both Alabama and Florida. His first assignment as bishop was to the South Georgia Conference. In 2008, Bishop [...]

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A Good Friday prayer

Posted in Doctrine, Prayer, Sermons, tagged on April 10, 2009 |

On Good Friday we commemorate that day nearly 2,000 years ago when the way of salvation was opened. Jesus the Messiah, the One who knew no sin, became sin for us and suffered the death we deserved. As the Apostle Paul puts it in 2 Corinthians 5:19, “God was reconciling the world to himself in [...]

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Podcast: Bill Bouknight on ‘The Resurrection of Jesus Christ’

Posted in Doctrine, Podcasts, Preaching, Sermons on April 6, 2009 |

Posted below is this week’s MethodistThinker Podcast, featuring an Easter sermon by Dr. Bill Bouknight. Dr. Bouknight retired in 2007 after serving 41 years as a Methodist pastor, first in South Carolina and later in Tennessee. He is the author of The Authoritative Word: Preaching Truth in a Skeptical Age (Abingdon, 2001) and If Disciples [...]

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‘Church and Society’ urges repeal of ‘conscience’ rule for health-care workers

Posted in Ethics, Holiness, Politics, Social Issues, United Methodist Church on April 3, 2009 | 4 Comments »

The United Methodist General Board of Church and Society (GBCS) is urging repeal of a federal regulation that seeks to protect doctors, nurses, pharmacists, and other medical employees who refuse to participate in care that violates their moral or religious beliefs. The Obama administration has indicated its intent to rescind the “Provider Refusal Rule” and [...]

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