Good Articles to Read

Every Wednesday in my email I receive "Faith in Action" from the General Board of Church and Society of the United Methodist Church. The Nov. 19, 2007 issue has particularly good articles. Here are a few:

Word from Winkler Joy versus Happiness By Jim Winkler, General Secretary, General Board of Church & Society Thanksgiving - A Time to Welcome the Stranger in Our Midst By Michelle Brooks, Digital Communications Director, General Board of Church & Society Christians for Comprehensive Immigration Reform release new report detailing an alarming increase in negative and dehumanizing dialogue around immigration.

Un-Expecting the Expected
By Jamie Michaels, Seminar Designer/US-2, General Board of Church and Society

A 4-ft. 8-in. Texan opened the writer's eyes to the larger-than-life possibilities of God's grace.

In "Un-Expecting the Expected," Jamie Michaels ends the article like this:

I encourage you to think about the ways in which your expectations have limited your experience of the Divine. How can you open yourself to hearing and seeing God in a different way this week? How can you work to “get out of the way” of what God is showing you?

I’d like to share the poem with you that Edie shared with me:

Never forget that You are one of God’s rainbow people,
Called to step outside your high church steeple,
To show that you have heard God’s holy call
By loving, serving, and witnessing God’s Grace to all.
Live Forgiven!


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