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Wings – The Call Column
What's your vantage point?
How do you see life? “Vantage Point” is a film, currently playing in theaters, about the assassination of the President of the United States and how five different people saw ... Learn more
Life is not always simple
The Wizard of Oz was on television this week, and I sat down and watched it. It has been maybe 25 years since I last saw this movie. I remember ... Learn more
Casting out Scrooge
The days leading to Christmas are demanding and filled with stress. It would be easy to become a grouch like Ebenezer Scrooge without even realizing it. And yet Christmas is ... Learn more
Let out the shout. Victory!
I sat and enjoyed the meal and fellowship after a wonderful, Holy Spirit-filled worship on the Sunday before Thanksgiving at First United Methodist Church of Pennington Gap in Big Stone ... Learn more
In a world where enough is never enough
In a world where enough is never enough, in a world that is driven by go-getters, in a world where we so often compare ourselves to others, it becomes increasingly ... Learn more
They're hurt, and they're dying
I recently attended the World Methodist Council meeting in Sydney, Australia. We met at the Wesley Mission Center, in a room with a stained-glass window over a baptismal pool. The ... Learn more
Apples of gold in settings of silver
I was invited some years ago to give a devotion and prayer for the Georgia General Assembly. I used Proverbs 25:11 as the biblical text, from the New International Version: ... Learn more
It matters what we believe
In recent years The United Methodist Church has been accused of not having doctrinal standards. I know you’ve heard comments like, “You can always join the United Methodists no matter ... Learn more
Jerry Russell endorsed for episcopacy
Almost four years ago, the Rev. Jerry Russell held a miniature globe in his hands as he spoke to a group of United Methodist delegates in Pittsburgh. He said he ... Learn more
If we don't learn, we'll be lost
Last month, the conference office changed its Internet service provider. We have experienced some problems in making this switch. However, we believe these problems will work themselves out, and the ... Learn more
This is what God desires
On June 10-13, Bishop Swanson presided over the 2007 Holston Annual Conference in Lake Junaluska, N.C. The following column was published in the last-day edition of The Call's onsite newspaper.IT ... Learn more
It matters what we believe
In recent years The United Methodist Church has been accused of not having doctrinal standards. I know you’ve heard comments like, “You can always join the United Methodists no matter ... Learn more
It's that time again
Change is in the air among those called United Methodist. It is that time again. We are getting closer to Annual Conference, and that means we are moving toward the ... Learn more
It is a mystery to me
There are moments in our lives that perplex us and leave us groping in the dark for answers to the “Why?” that rings in our minds and hearts. I was ... Learn more
Everybody plays the fool
Happy Easter! The season is still with us. In the early 70s a rhythm and blues group, Main Ingredient, released a recording that I still love to this day. It ... Learn more
