EMMANUEL: GOD IS WITH US All this took place to fulfill what had been spoken by the Lord through the Prophet: “Look, the virgin shall…

JESUS AND FORGIVENESS Friends: During the past couple of years, over 6,000 United Methodist churches have disaffiliated from The United Methodist Church. Over half of…

VIRGIN BIRTH? “Now the birth of Jesus the Messiah took place in this way. When his mother Mary had been engaged to Joseph, but before…

UNITED WILL REMAIN A UNITED METHODIST SEMINARY Dear Friends: Rev. Dr. Kent Millard, President, United Theological Seminary For the past 150 years, United Theological Seminary…

THE MIRACLE OF EASTER “But the angel said to the women, do not be afraid; I know you are looking for Jesus who was crucified.…

2021 LENT DEVOTION “Jesus fasted forty days and forty nights…” — Matthew 4:2 At the beginning of his ministry, Jesus went into the wilderness by…

PRAYER FOR THE UNITED STATES God Brings Resurrection Out of Crucifixion January 11, 2021 Our Loving God, We come to you during a painful, crucifying…

A BABY CHANGES EVERYTHING “And she gave birth to her firstborn son and wrapped him in bands of cloth, and laid him in a manger.”…

EMMANUEL: GOD IS WITH US She will bear a son, and you are to name him Jesus, for he will save his people from their…

2020 COMMENCEMENT TO BE HELD VIRTUALLY August 18, 2020 Dear Friends: Last Spring, we decided to postpone our 2020 Commencement celebration, planned for May 30,…

RACIAL PREJUDICE IS A SIN There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither slave nor free, there is neither male nor female; for you…

WHERE DO WE GO FROM HERE? Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good. — Romans 12:21 June 1, 2020 United Theological Seminary…

OUT OF CRUCIFIXION, GOD BRINGS RESURRECTION “They stripped him and put a scarlet robe on him, and after twisting some thorns into a crown, they…

POSTPONEMENT OF 2020 COMMENCEMENT March 27, 2020 Dear United Community: We are praying daily that God will heal everyone in our community, nation and world…

MEDITATION ON HEALING Jesus said to them again, “Peace be with you. As the Father has sent me, so I send you.” When he had…

TRUST GOD NO MATTER WHAT Trust in the Lord with all your heart and do not rely on your own insight. — Proverbs 3:5 February 21,…

THE LORD IS NEAR TO THE BROKENHEARTED August 5, 2019 In the early morning hours of Sunday, August 4, 2019, 24-year-old Connor Betts of Bellbrook,…

THE TOMB IS EMPTY! April 20, 2019 On April 1, a group from United Theological Seminary embarked on a ten-day spiritual pilgrimage through the Holy…

REFLECTIONS ON UMC GENERAL CONFERENCE March 1, 2019 The Special Session of the General Conference of The United Methodist Church met in St. Louis, MO,…

STATEMENT ON UMC GENERAL CONFERENCE February 28, 2019 The General Conference of The United Methodist Church has concluded. It was a grueling, painful three days…

CHANGES AHEAD FOR THE UNITED METHODIST CHURCH? Many United Methodists feel like we are wandering in the wilderness as we seek to resolve our conflict…

ONE STEP CLOSER TO BECOMING DEBT-FREE! DAYTON, OHIO, July 9, 2018 — On Tuesday, July 3, United sold the former First United Methodist Church building on Salem…

REMEMBERING DR. KING: 50 YEARS LATER April 2, 2018 But I say to you, Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you, so…

FOLLOWING THE PRINCE OF PEACE Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called children of God. Matthew 5:9 In the Lord’s Prayer we pray “deliver…

DEDICATING THE VICKI AND RICK JAMES CAMPUS Dear Friends: In 2006, the trustees of United Theological Seminary, under the leadership of President Ed Zeiders, decided…