Faith

Faith Stories
Trappist monks at St. Joseph's Abbey in Spencer, Mass., chant in the sanctuary. “Sabbath: An Ancient Tradition Meets the Modern World,” a new documentary on American Public Television, explores the Sabbath as a time for restoration and well-being in different traditions. Photo courtesy of Journey Films.

Reviving the Sabbath

A documentary on American Public Television is promoting reconsideration of how Christians and others observe a Sabbath day each week. It’s not about taking a nap, but rather rest, restoration and personal and communal well-being.
Faith Sharing
The Rev. Dr. Tori Butler (top right) speaks with the Revs. Romal Tune, Joe Daniels and Vance P. Ross about fathers and sons in the latest installment of the “Hollering for Change” series. Zoom video image courtesy of the Rev. Butler via YouTube.

Hollering for Change: Why are men discouraged from being vulnerable?

The Rev. Dr. Tori Butler interviews the author of “I Wish My Dad: The Power of Vulnerable Conversations between Fathers and Sons” and two United Methodist pastors who contributed their stories to the book.
Theology and Education
Among United Methodists who publish poetry, few if any can match the Rev. Harold “Hal” Recinos. A longtime professor at Perkins School of Theology, he has published 17 books of verse. For National Poetry Month, UM News interviewed Recinos, drawing him out on the importance of poetry in his life. City image by William Dais, courtesy of Pixabay, graphic by Laurens Glass, UM News.

Poetry helps seminary professor ‘stay awake in the gospel’

Harold “Hal” Recinos, a faculty member at Perkins School of Theology, started early reading poetry and has become a published poet himself, influenced by William Carlos Williams and Langston Hughes.
Faith Stories
Ghanaian missionary Innocent P. Afful (center in yellow), who worked with orphans and vulnerable children in Congo, speaks with some of his charges. Afful died April 17 at age 49. Friends and colleagues say he had a passion for social ministry and a welcoming spirit. Photo provided to UM News in 2021 by Innocent Afful.

Missionary remembered as a light for vulnerable children

Innocent P. Afful, a missionary with the United Methodist Board of Global Ministries, died April 17 at age 49. Friends and colleagues say he had a passion for social ministry and a welcoming spirit.

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