Recently the new head of the United Methodist General Board of Church and Society visited with IRD’s UMAction Steering Committee. It was the first such meeting between two often adversarial sides in the denomination. And it was very cordial, even enjoyable. During introductions, Susan Henry-Crowe asked each of us to recall an anecdote about our Christian experience.
I recalled the previous Sunday at church when all five of the service’s hymns were robust favorites of mine, which is unusual. They were A Mighty Fortress Is Our God, O God Our Help in Ages Past, Be Still My Soul, Come Thou Fount of Every Blessing, and Crown Him with Many Crowns.
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