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COMMENTARY: Cross reflects the power of sacrificial love

In the last of a four-part series, Adam Hamilton explores another theory of Atonement, that Jesus’ sacrifice was not about changing God, but about changing us.
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COMMENTARY: Real-world beauty trumps 'Avatar'

Though James Cameron’s Avatar is a game-changer in cinema, it shortchanges both the natural beauty of our own planet and the wisdom of God, says Cathleen Falsani.
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REFLECTIONS: Reducing number of bishops doesn’t fix membership loss

Though the measurements for church success are constantly being shifted, Bishop Woodie White says that in the end, it really is numbers that matter.
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REGARDING CHILDREN: Story of 'Precious' told too often

The dark yet enlightening story told in the film Precious reflects the secret truth of abused children everywhere, says Audrey Ward.
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United Methodists respond to quake in Chile

Methodists in Chile began to assess damage after a massive earthquake struck the region Feb. 27, killing more than 700 people. Linda Bloom has the story.
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Manhattan UMs find niche in Colombia

A 600-member United Methodist congregation in Manhattan is discovering anew what the church is all about, by helping grow Methodism in Colombia. Barbara Dunlap-Berg has the story.
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Kevin Costner and Modern West’s Untold Truths is a commendably honest country-rock outing, says reviewer Steve Morley. Read more...

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Wesley’s Rules apply to Christian life today
Kevin Watson’s A Blueprint for Discipleship offers the church a practical guide to discipleship couched in a distinctly Wesleyan context, says reviewer Andrew Thompson. Read more...

Labyrinth Walk Online

Need some focused prayer time, but can't leave your desk? Visit Lost in Wonder, an online prayer path offered by the Methodist Church of Great Britain.

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FILM REVIEW: Apocalyptic Eli suffers directorial flaws
Though the Hughes brothers’ visually stunning film The Book of Eli is openly biblical and occasionally striking, it suffers too often from an emphasis on style over substance, says reviewer Ken Lowery. Read more...

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One thing I ask of the LORD,
this is what I seek:
that I may dwell in the house of the LORD
all the days of my life,
to gaze upon the beauty of the LORD
and to seek him in his temple.

Psalm 27:4 (NIV)

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