This Must Be Amazing Grace

For it’s by God’s grace that you have been saved. You receive it through faith. It was not our plan or our effort. It is God’s gift, pure and simple. You didn’t earn it, not one of us did, so don’t go around bragging that you must have done something amazing ( Ephesians 2:8-9). North Central Jurisdiction of the United Methodist Church met in Ft. Wayne, IN to worship, pass a budget, vote on resolutions, and, oh yes, elect three new bishops   from ten candidates  for our jurisdiction, one of whom might be the new bishop for our Minnesota Annual Conference. Tuesday, 1 November: Meeting the Candidates, Breathing in the Spirit   The evening of my first day in Ft. Wayne, Black Methodists for Church Renewal sponsored a forum where all of the episcopal candidates were interviewed. The forum’s purpose was to interview episcopal candidates, one at a time, and gain insight into who or what shapes their understanding of racism in the church and how ...