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169 archived articles posted in 2005 found
December
10 articles found for December, 2005
  • Making Peace on the Streets of Los Angeles 
    Below, Russell Martinez, second from right, a gang-intervention worker with Toberman Settlement House in San Pedro, Calif., talks with gang-affiliated people and their families in Wilmington, Calif. Below right, two gang-affiliated youth walk down a street in Wilmington. Mr. Green is part of a two-person gang-intervention team that keeps gang problems in check in Wilmington. Reflecting the ethnic composition of local gangs, Mr. Green is African American; his partner, Russell Martinez, is Hispanic. They are two of seven gang-intervention workers who are part of a program sponsored by Toberman Settlement House in San Pedro, a mission institution that receives support from United Methodist Women’s undesignated giving.
    Source:   Women's Division
    Date posted:  Dec 28, 2005
  • "He Made Me a Watchman, Upon a City Wall" 
    <b>Contact:</b><br> Office of Public Policy<br>GBGM-Women's Division<br>100 Maryland Avenue, NE Room 530<br>Washington, DC 20002<br>(202)488-5660<br>Fax:(202) 488-5681 The Holy Day of Christmas with its message of peace stands in stark contrast to the mood in Washington.  Members of the House of Representatives have left to wrap presents and place them under the tree.  The Senate, now in session, is eager to do the same.  Both houses will likely be back before the end of the year to undo the “gifts” House and Senate negotiators are offering the American people: $42 billion in budget cuts and a $453 billion defense spending package; drilling in the Artic, reductions in student loans and more cuts in welfare benefits. 
    Source:   Women's Division
    Date posted:  Dec 28, 2005
  • Violence and Videogames During a Season of Peace 
    There has been a lot of talk around violent video games this year – from Congressional hearings to the news. When Christians celebrate the “Prince of Peace,”  religious leaders are worried that talk is cheap and parents and communities should be taking action against violence in regard to popular video games.
    Source:   Women's Division
    Date posted:  Dec 23, 2005
  • Environmentally Friendly and Healthy Christmas Ideas 
    Save the Whales Board Game. In the last week of the Christmas shopping season – with messages of commercialization everywhere – United Methodist Women’s Green Teams have been sharing with others ways to protect and honor God’s creation.
    Source:   Women's Division
    Date posted:  Dec 23, 2005
  • Bible Study: Prepare the Way of the Lord 
    A mosaic of Mary and Jesus by Indian artist Balan is in the Matridham Ashram in Varanasi, India. “Prepare the way of the Lord...”                          Matthew 3:3b

    With these words, John began a short career proclaiming the long-awaited Messiah was coming. His message was not new -- just delivered in a new way. People of his day recognized it as the words of the Prophet Isaiah: “Prepare the way of the Lord.”
    Source:   Women's Division
    Date posted:  Dec 19, 2005

  • Response Article: Resilient In Bethlehem 
    Alex Awad, a Palestinian American, is a missionary serving in Palestine. The Christian community in Bethlehem is celebrating Christ’s birth this year with a determined sense of hope and enthusiasm. The streets around the Church of the Nativity, which have been damaged and have witnessed pain in the last few years, have been repaired, renovated and decorated with ornaments shining against the darkness of harsh political realities.
    Source:   Women's Division
    Date posted:  Dec 16, 2005
  • United Methodist Women: Saving Lives, Spreading Hope 
    Several students from Kinnaird College in Lahore, Pakistan, volunteered time with children affected by the quake. The year 2005 has witnessed many disasters throughout the world. Those affected most by the tragedies are those with the least.

    For 136 years, because of undesignated gifts to mission, United Methodist Women have gone to these areas of the world, spreading the love and peace of Christ and empowering women and children for the future.
    Source:   Women's Division
    Date posted:  Dec 09, 2005

  • Narnia: The Film, Its Message, and Its Contradictions 
    As Disney releases The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion,  the Witch and the Wardrobe this week, and expects record box office profits, The United Methodist Women’s Division wants its one- million members to view the movie.  But it also wants members to question the overt commercialization and contradiction to the story’s theme.
    Source:   WD Press Releases
    Date posted:  Dec 07, 2005
  • A New Creation 
    Dr. Janice Love, deputy general secretary for the Women's Division of the General Board of Global Ministries, The United Methodist Church What a year 2005 has been! Long-standing signs of our inhumanity reared their ugly heads in new, bold ways. The war in Iraq stalled into a quagmire of horrifying consequences. Prosecuted badly from the start by our political leaders, this confrontation was always a matter of choice, not a last resort as required by the classical just-war doctrine.
    Source:   Women's Division
    Date posted:  Dec 05, 2005
  • Advent Reflection:“Birthing You into Leadership” 
    Kyung Za Yim, president of the Women's Division As Christians prepare for the birth of the Messiah, Kyung Za Yim, president of the Women’s Division, offers this reflection on leadership roles of women in the name of Jesus Christ.  Are you willing to take a role in mission with women and children on behalf of our Savior?  In preparation for the birth of Christ, reflect on what it means to be a midwife for children in the midst of harsh realities.
    Source:   Women's Division
    Date posted:  Dec 02, 2005