I stand in complete incredulity regarding how we, as a Wesleyan denomination, could ever have arrived at where we are now.  Our leadership seems not to believe the Bible, that we are sinners, that the power of God through Christ TRANSFORMS LIFE and that from the beginning book of Genesis&n...

Thank you so much for your continuing efforts to steer our church to more Godly principles and actions, and for the reports from General Conference.  I read with deepening dismay the reports about issues that divide and do little to call the world into relationship with Jesus.  Were it not...

The Confessing Movement's report on the General Conference of The United Methodist Church included this bit of information yesterday.  There was a proposal to remove the US flag from our church sanctuaries.  This was voted down, but this shows how far the liberal element is prepared t...

Scrap the whole conference system and let us dues-paying church members vote on each issue through a direct mail-in vote.  Let the membership also set the ballot issues through direct vote of interest well in advance then mail us all official ballots and let us mail in our v...

Riley Case, in his commentary on umdecision2008.org about the glut of resolutions, has struck a nerve with me, also. That we have way too many resolutions is quite obvious. But, we also have too many resolutions that represent only a slim majority, at best. To address this situation, I would like to...

Okay, I'm sufficiently overwhelmed now with all that nonsense!  Are there any petitions regarding simply being the church the Scripture tells us to be?  Good grief!

Pastor Phil Smith

Praise the Lord!  I thought I was the only United Methodist who feels the OPEN BIBLES should be added to the ' open minds, open hearts, open doors' statement.  I appreciate your efforts so much - you are the salvation glue that holds the United Methodist Church together.  Without your...