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Excerpt from a sermon given by Martin Luther King Jr. in 1956 at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine in New York. Original photo by Maile Bradford, UM News.

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MLK Day

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New Year

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"The Birth of Jesus," 1953, by Kim Ki-chang; graphic by Laurens Glass, UM News

Christmas

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Bartolomé Esteban Murillo (Seville 1618 - 1682) "The Virgin and Child." Matthew 1:21; graphic by Laurens Glass, UM News.

Fourth Sunday in Advent

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Jesus cures the man born blind. 1973. JESUS MAFA is a response to the New Testament readings from the Lectionary by a Christian community in Cameroon, Africa. Image courtesy of Vanderbilt University; graphic by Laurens Glass, UM News.

Third Sunday in Advent

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Photo by Philipp Hubert / Unsplash; editing and graphic by Laurens Glass, UM News

Second Sunday in Advent

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First Sunday in Advent

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Text from hymn tune; photo by Jill Wellington from Pixabay; graphic by Laurens Glass

Thanksgiving

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Charles Wesley hymn "Come, Let Us Join our Friends Above;" image by StockSnap from Pixabay; graphic by Laurens Glass, UM News

All Saints Day

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John 1:1. Trinity Sunday. Graphic by Laurens Glass, UM News.

Trinity Sunday / John 1:1

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John 17:22. Image by Sujin Paluga from Pixabay; graphic by Laurens Glass, UM News.

John 17:22

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Image of John Wesley, founder of Methodism, from the U.S. Library of Congress via Wikimedia Commons; graphic by Laurens Glass, UM News

Heritage Day / Aldersgate Day

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Psalm 23. Photo by Pat-Photographies / Pixabay; graphic by Laurens Glass.

Psalm 23

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Earth Day 2025. Photo by G Poulsen / Pixabay; graphic by Laurens Glass, UIM News

Earth Day

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Photo by Charity Ponter; graphic by Laurens Glass, UM News.

Do Unto Others

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Grapes image by congerdesign from Pixabay; graphic by Laurens Glass, UM News.

First Fruits

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1 Corinthians 13:4-7. Photo by Mike DuBose; graphic by Laurens Glass, UM News.

Love is

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Image by Jill Wellington from Pixabay; graphic by Laurens Glass, UM News, 2025.

Happy New Year

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Thanksgiving 2024. Hebrews 12:28. Image by Peggychoucair, Pixabay; graphic by Laurens Glass, UM News.

Giving thanks

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Children enjoy a game during Vacation Bible School at Furcy Methodist Church in Furcy, Haiti. 2011 photo by Mike DuBose; graphic by Laurens Glass, UM News.

Welcome the child

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John 6:35. Photo by Kathleen Barry; meme by Laurens Glass, UM News.

Bread of life

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United Methodist leaders are calling for peacemaking in the aftermath of an assassination attempt on current presidential candidate and former President Donald Trump. Photo by Kiều Trường, courtesy of Pixabay; graphic by Laurens Glass, UM News.

Peace

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