Category: Get Your Spirit in Shape

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Converting to Christianity at 16, The United Methodist bishop began a lifelong pursuit to build bridges between faith and culture. In our conversation, he offers tips for relating to people of other faiths and shares his love of hiking in the mountains. ======= Follow us:

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When opinions are strong, conversation can be difficult. A United Methodist pastor shares tips for listening and talking to those with whom we disagree. ======= Follow us:

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Through lessons and by example, a United Methodist missionary couple from the Democratic Republic of Congo teaches about patience, respect, and appreciation in marriage.

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Growing up in the Soviet Union, the current United Methodist bishop to Russia and the surrounding region, was skeptical of Christianity. In this conversation, we learn about his conversion, his call, his life as a bishop, and what it is like to be a Christian in Russia today.

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Many of us have gifts that don’t fit neatly into the typical church structure, but God has given us those talents to serve Jesus, the Church, and our neighbors. Hear how a United Methodist pastor uses his gift for cartooning, and how you might use your talents too.

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Growing up in poverty, Bishop Leonard Fairley knew what it was like to go without and to not always feel like there was a place for him. In this conversation he shares how it was in the church he found a place where there was always enough, always room, and he was always welcome.

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Wouldn’t it be nice to have God speak to us today? In this conversation, the Rev. Adam Weber, United Methodist pastor and author of Talking with God, shares some techniques to help us listen to God better as we pray. “God is speaking,” Weber says. “Are we listening?”

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Prior to beginning in pastoral ministry, Bishop Cynthia Moore-Koikoi spent 17 years as a school psychologist. Today, this daughter of a United Methodist pastor uses her gifts to the Western Pennsylvania Conference. In our conversation, she talks growing up a preacher’s kid, a dream that clarified her call to ministry, and how she uses meditation, lectio divina, and acupuncture to help keep her spirit in shape.

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A prominent United Methodist shares stories of women who modeled a life of prayer, skill sets that don’t come with formal credentials, abilities as gifts, standing up to injustice, and showed her that children are sometimes great teachers.

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