May 16, 2019 | Books, News & Info
I offer three books for your consideration, two biographies of famous Methodists and one search for meaning that I think will connect with many. Frederick Douglass: Prophet of Freedom by David Blight (Simon and Schuster, 2018) was recently awarded the Pulitzer...
Jan 22, 2019 | Books, News & Info
Dr. David McAllister-Wilson, President of Wesley Seminary in Washington, D.C., and extension minister of the Alexandria District, has written a provocative book that pulls no punches about the challenges that face mainline Christianity these days also provides a...
Jan 22, 2019 | Books, News & Info
A milestone study of health among United Methodist clergy has been completed. For ten years, from 2007 to 2017, an intensive study focused on the ongoing health of UM clergy in North Carolina. The findings have been published in a surprisingly readable book...
Nov 16, 2018 | Books, News & Info
For those who are preparing sermons, or for those who enjoy thoughtful and inspiring preaching, I have come across two new resources for this Advent and Christmas season. The first is called Connections: A Lectionary Commentary for Preaching and...
Sep 13, 2018 | Alexandria DS Notes, Books, News & Info
The Book I Have Been Looking For With all of the conversation about our United Methodist Church’s way forward, I have been looking for a resource that will explore the issues from a clear and sustained theological perspective. My search is over with the recent...
Aug 13, 2018 | Alexandria DS Notes, Books, News & Info
August Book Review A new book from Tom Bandy Many churches on the Alexandria District have been blessed by the new trove of resources for understanding our neighborhoods and our possibilities for ministry through missioninsite.com. Over the past ten years, this...
