General Conference endorses DREAM Act

UMNS reporter Kathy Gilbert talks about General Conference support of the DREAM Act.


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Human Rights
The Rev. Christopher P. Momany. Photo by Kristen Schell.

On human dignity: People are ends in themselves

The teaching in Pope Leo XIV’s recent encyclical has strong similarities with the ideas that drove the abolitionist movement in America.
Local Church
Dr. Brett McKinley Pardue. Photo courtesy of the author.

When screens become a theological question

The question isn’t whether a screen belongs in a sanctuary, but whether the sanctuary is helping the people belong to one another in prayer.
Social Concerns
The Rev. Dr. Sheron C. Patterson. Photo courtesy of the author.

A United Methodist call to healthy aging

The United Methodist Church should serve as a model for healthy aging and caregiving. “It is not simply a healthcare issue. It is a discipleship issue,” writes retired pastor.

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