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January/February 2010

Featured articles include:

  • The Bishops' Disappointing Letter
  • Important Meetings in Manila
  • What's New in the West
  • Expressing Christian Love to the Homosexual

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November/December 2009

Featured articles include:

  • Consulting the Faithful
  • Judicial Counci Update
  • Worldwide Nature of the Church
  • Meeting with the Bishops' Unity Task Force

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September/October 2009

Featured articles include:

  • The Vote is Over and Our Work Continues
  • Expressing Christian Love Toward a Homosexual
  • Celebration Women's Ministry:  10 Year Celebration

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The Sept/Oct issue is only being distributed by email in an effort to cut costs during these difficult economic times.  Thank you for your understanding.

 

July/August 2009

Feature articles include:

  • A letter from our President
  • Mississippi Malaise
  • Report on Constitutional Amendments
  • The Confessing Movement and the Dynamics of Doctrine

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 May/June 2009

Feature artilces include:

  • Methodists Say "No" to Their Leaders
  • Thoughts on Proposed Constitutional Amendments
  • Abraham on Outler

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The May/June issue is only being distributed by email in an effort to cut costs during these difficult economic times.  Thank you for your understanding.

  

March/April 2009

       Feature articles include:

  • Is There a Conspiracy of Silence?
  • Spring 2009 Judicial Council Session
  • New Confessing Movement President
  • An African District Superintendent Speaks Out
  • Questions to the Editor

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January/February 2009

        Feature articles include:

  • Big Vote Looms Ahead at Annual Conferences
  • Membership Standards in The United Methodist Church
  • If You Could Speak to President Obama
  • Questions to the Editor

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November/December 2008

       Feature articles include:

  • Judicial Council Defers Important Membership Decision to April 2009 by Rev. Walter B. Fenton
  • The Death of Protestant America by Dr. Maxie Dunnam
  • Marriage: Something Divine or a Contract of Convenience by Rev. Joy Moore

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    September/October 2008

            Feature articles include:

    • Gallaway Retires:  Bouknight Named New Associate Director by Patricia Miller
    • United Methodism:  A Renewed Church in the Apostolic Faith or a Church Facing a Schism? by Dr. Ira Gallaway
    • Pray for Judicial Council by Bill Bouknight

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    July/August 2008

             Feature articles include:

    • Fragmentation and Reformation by Rev. Phil Thrailkill
    • A Sad Day for Evangelicals?  by Dr. Maxie Dunnam
    • Universalism in The United Methodist Church by Dr. Bill Bouknight 

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    May/June 2008

              Feature articles include:

    • Reflections on General Conference by Dr. Maxie Dunnam
    • Evaluating General Conference 2008 by Dr. Bill Bouknight

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    March/April 2008

    Feature articles include:

    • "Holding Fast," Reflections by Dr. H. Eddie Fox for General Conference 2008
    • "Devotional on the Bible" by Dr. Bill Bouknight

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    January/February 2008

    Feature articles include:

    • "The General Conference As I See It" by Dr. Maxie Dunnam
    • "Recipe for Renewal" by Rev. Jerry Kulah

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    2007 We Confess Newsletters

    November/December

    Feature articles include:

    • "Renewal and Reform Conference Wrap-up" by Dr. Bill Bouknight
    • "Holy Conferencing and Civil Discourse" by Dr. Riley Case
    • "What is at Stake at General Conference?" by Mrs. Mickey Ellis

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    September/October

    Feature articles include:

    • "Radical Theology and Pro-Homosexual Lobby" by Dr. Ira Gallaway 
    • "Is Methodism a Movement?" by Dr. Riley Case
    • "Maintaing Ocean Grove's Historic Methodist Principles" by Dr. Riley Case

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    July/August

    Feature articles include:

    • "Radical Theology and Pro-Homosexual Lobby" by Dr. Ira Gallaway 
    • "Is Methodism a Movement?" by Dr. Riley Case
    • "Maintaing Ocean Grove's Historic Methodist Principles" by Dr. Riley Case

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    May/June

    Feature articles include:

    • "Radical Theology and Pro-Homosexual Lobby" by Dr. Ira Gallaway 
    • "Is Methodism a Movement?" by Dr. Riley Case"Maintaing Ocean Grove's Historic Methodist Principles" by Dr. Riley Case

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    March/April

    Feature articles include:

    • "Radical Theology and Pro-Homosexual Lobby" by Dr. Ira Gallaway
    • "Is Methodism a Movement?" by Dr. Riley Case
    • "Maintaing Ocean Grove's Historic Methodist Principles" by Dr. Riley Case

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    January/February

    Feature articles include:

    • "Radical Theology and Pro-Homosexual Lobby" by Dr. Ira Gallaway
    • "Is Methodism a Movement?" by Dr. Riley Case
    • "Maintaing Ocean Grove's Historic Methodist Principles" by Dr. Riley Case

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