This is the category for Advocate editorials and other viewpoints.
Read the 17th narrative accepted for publication (this one by Bill Dowler) in the Advocate’s project to help foster racial awareness, dialogue and reconciliation.
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Advocate Editor Jessica Brodie on how we must deal with our wounds in order to heal.
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Read the 16th narrative accepted for publication (this one by the Rev. Meredith Dark) in the Advocate’s project to help foster racial awareness, dialogue and reconciliation.
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By Jessica Brodie. God can do all things. He made the universe. He made the world. He made us all. He has a plan, and He always works all things to His good purpose. And that is why—even amid arguments and worries and legal disputes and other ways we simple, non-divine human beings attempt to solve problems—I am resting calmly, safely and securely in the faith that God is with us all and will see us through everything.
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By Bishop L. Jonathan Holston. When I think about Annual Conference, it has always been a time of reinforcing our identity, mission and ministry as a community of faith. In other words, we are people who love God, seek to do God’s will, love and cherish each other and treat others with dignity and honesty, as well as people who build bridges of understanding and peace. This is who we are, what we do and why it matters…
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Read the 15th narrative accepted for publication (this one by the Rev. John Culp) in the Advocate’s project to help foster racial awareness, dialogue and reconciliation.
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As the UMC debates over issues of human sexuality, Advocate Editor Jessica Brodie reminds us to keep our focus more on God and being united in Christ than on any distractions sent our way.
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Bishop Jonathan Holston writes about the 2017 South Carolina Annual Conference, what he calls “a blessed time to gather for praise, worship, service and holy conferencing.”
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Read the 14th narrative accepted for publication (this one by Hattie Polk) in the Advocate’s project to help foster racial awareness, dialogue and reconciliation.
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By the Rev. Wallace Culp As a family court lawyer, nothing is more emotionally moving than sitting across the table from a woman whose face is three shades of red,…
Read MoreAdvocate Editor Jessica Brodie reflects on her new spiritual discipline—morning quiet time with God—and how prioritizing God’s way (not our way) awakens infinite possibilities.
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Read the 13th narrative accepted for publication (this one by the Rev. DeVere Williams) in the Advocate’s project to help foster racial awareness, dialogue and reconciliation.
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By Jessica Brodie. Forty days. It’s a powerful period. Moses was on Mount Sinai for 40 days. Noah and his family saw 40 days of rain while they were on the ark. Jesus was tempted by Satan in the wilderness for 40 days, preparing himself for his ministry.
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By Bishop Jonathan Holston. Often we have a tendency to close our eyes to the world around us and miss the opportunity to make a difference….
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Read the 12th narrative accepted for publication (this one by Ciona Rouse) in the Advocate’s project to help foster racial awareness, dialogue and reconciliation.
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By Jessica Brodie. One of the best things about being a mom is the chance to see the world through the unique and innocent eyes of my children. It’s amazing to me how they view the world, whether it’s the simple beauties of nature to how our nation dialogues about politics. And one of the most rewarding of these fresh perspectives has been the way I have come to look at friendship—courtesy of my 9-year-old daughter, Avery.
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By Bishop Jonathan Holston. As we continue to seek a more excellent way, I share with you words from a good friend and colleague indicating the best of devotion to God and community.
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Read the 11th narrative accepted for publication (this one by the Rev. Wayne Major) in the Advocate’s project to help foster racial awareness, dialogue and reconciliation.
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Advocate Editor Jessica Brodie announces the newspaper will continue another 10 months with something that has been one of her personal favorite projects since she became editor six-and-a-half years ago: the South Carolina Stories of Racial Awakening Project.
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By Bishop Jonathan Holston. When was the last time you heard the refrain, “It is better to give than to receive”? If the truth be told, we hear it all the time, especially this time of year.
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