Conferences reject church’s stance on gays

The constitution of The United Methodist Church faces a critical test, the Rev. William B. Lawrence and Sally Curtis AsKew write in an essay about the crisis facing the denomination.

Children are born, grow up and then have babies of their own — one grandmother reflects on blessings for Mother’s Day.

Scholar says the late Rev. Albert Outler’s famous Uniting Conference address has been misinterpreted, and uses Outler’s words and persona to show why.