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Today is Martin Luther King Jr.’s birthday. He was born in 1929, which would have made him 97 years old today. We remember him as a leader and a prophet. I often wonder what he would say today about the state of our world. Oddly enough, I think we know what his thoughts would be.

What are the things that help you set your ethic for living? What reminds you of your True North? What helps you to listen with your heart?

The work of Christmas begins and continues in our peacemaking, justice-seeking and music-making. The work of Christmas begins and continues as we grow in love toward all.

May striving for love be our ethic. May the giving of love be our pursuit. May the witness of love be our joy.

The General Boards of Global Ministries (GBGM) and Higher Education and Ministry (GBHEM) announce the appointment of Dr. Dana Lyles as executive director of multiethnic ministries, effective Jan. 1, 2026.

Joy is that which compels us to celebrate life. We experience joy when, during the bleakest of circumstances, we move forward with the expectation that life continues to persist.

The General Board of Higher Education and Ministry (GBHEM) application portal opens on Wednesday, Jan. 7, for United Methodist students seeking scholarships for undergraduate and graduate study at colleges, universities, and seminaries worldwide.

Even though we experience peace as something that comes from outside of us, it begins within. It begins with us deciding to be fully present when in the company of a loved one. Peace begins with conquering our fears by deciding to increase our love.

To have hope is not to wish for something better. Hope is to see the life that is already here. Hope is to participate in the good that is already here. Henri Matisse believed that flowers are always visible to those who want to see them.

Sometimes we are so good at othering. By doing this, we effectively objectify the one we disagree with. I think we are called to be better. I think we are to see the other not as an object but as a member of the human family. We are a part of the same family.