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Two chance encounters led Bishop David Alan Bard to reflect on the need for kindness during the Christmas season. “ ... might our Advent be a journey into kinder hearts and a recommitment to living with greater kindness, gentleness, tenderness and love?” Bard writes.
The Rev. Chad Johnson, a member of the Chickasaw Nation and a United Methodist pastor, is the author of a new book called “Finding God on the Indian Road: Exploring the Intersectionality Between Native American and Christian Spiritual Living.”
Nepal restricts much religious work, but migrant workers are returning from abroad with a robust faith that invigorates the small Christian community, according to a United Methodist pastor there.
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.
