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- Walking in the Light: UMMen gather at beach for light-filled spiritual retreat By Jessica Connor. From Lite-Brite pegs to light-themed sermons to the giveaway flashlights tucked inside every participant's retreat bucket, this year's United Methodist Men's spiritual retreat made sure every attendee understood: it's all about walking in the light of the Lord.
- Adopting an arrearage policy at AC 2013 By the Rev. Jeremy L. Howell. As a result of new language in the 2012 Book of Discipline, this year I have the responsibility as the Chairperson of the Commission on Equitable Compensation to present to the Annual Conference an Arrearage Policy.
- Let's talk about sex—in church By Jessica Connor. Talking about sex can be uncomfortable for many teens. So many questions swirl: Should I wait? Is this safe? What does the Bible say? Am I a bad person for thinking this?
- WaterRock reaches out to Upstate through holistic wellness, coaching By Jessica Connor. United Methodists in the Upstate now have easier access to a place for Christian wellness and leadership development.
- Better: Free church leadership event is Chapin UMC's gift to conference By Jessica Connor. How can the church do everything better—and attract new souls in the process?
- Do something By Jessica Connor. In our faith, I've heard it over and over again: once we are saved in Christ, it shouldn't be enough to merely rest in the knowledge we are now guaranteed a spot in the Kingdom. While nothing we physically do can get us into heaven, once we are safely in the arms of Jesus, we're not supposed to just sit around on our laurels, eat bonbons and rest comfortably in our state of grace.
- One shining moment By Bishop Jonathan Holston. The question of what teams are in or out, who will be the bracket buster or who is in the field of sixty-eight all describe the NCAA basketball post-season called March Madness. The culmination of this event is the crowning of a champion and its anticipated anthem of college basketball: One Shining Moment.
- March 2013
- Walking with the hungry: Communications director to live on Stop Hunger Now packets for Lent By Jessica Connor. Some people give up chocolate or Facebook for Lent. Some vow renewed commitment to meditation, prayer or evangelism. But a certain few, like Matt Brodie, are embarking on a more extreme Lenten journey – one he hopes will help him better understand the plight of the hungry.
- Vacation from the pain By Jessica Connor. The Norman family, from Lynchburg, Va., knows what it's like to experience pain. Since their son Nathan was 2, he has been battling one type of cancer after another, three different rounds of chemotherapy, three different drugs: first brain cancer, then a spinal cord tumor, and after a short reprieve, they recently discovered one of the tumors is growing again.