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UMNS Daily Digest - November 19, 2010 (Simple living, Advent, nuclear arms reduction treaty)
From "United Methodist News Service" <[email protected]>Date Fri, 19 Nov 2010 15:18:23 -0800
To ensure consistent delivery, please add [1][email protected] to your contact and/or safe senders list. [2]View Online | [3]Add to Address Book | [4]Subscribe UMNS Daily Digest - Produced by United Methodist News Service Friday, November 19, 2010 [5]Simple living not necessarily simple [6]Advent 2010: New ways to welcome the Messiah [7]Church leaders urge Senate to ratify treaty [8]Correction: âAdvisory group on steroidsâ tackles reform [9] UMTV: Duke Smart House» [10] UMTV: 3 Generations Go Green» [11] UMTV: Living Simply, Giving Generously» [12] Read Additional UMNS Stories» [13]Find us on Facebook [14]Twitter Contact Us [15]E-mail (615) 742-5470 âIâd starve if I had to grow my own food. Iâm lucky if I can keep a houseplant alive.â â The Rev. Kathryn Woodrow, pastor of Faith United Methodist Church, Rockville, Md. Simple living not necessarily simple NASHVILLE, Tenn. (UMNS) â More than 500 United Methodists recently answered a survey from United Methodist Communications on how they felt about simple living, using the definition: âa lifestyle characterized by consuming only that which is required to sustain life.â For many, the answer is: The spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak. [16]Read full story and post a comment» Advent 2010: New ways to welcome the Messiah NASHVILLE, Tenn. (UMNS) â Resources like the studies âChristmas Gifts that Wonât Breakâ and âMakinâ Room in the Innâ offer new ways to celebrate the season. Interpreter Magazine has the story on the worship ideas, devotions, books and studies for Advent 2010 now available from The Upper Room, Cokesbury and other United Methodist groups. [17]Read the full story» Church leaders urge Senate to ratify treaty NEW ORLEANS (UMNS) â The staff leaders of the National Council of Churches and Church World Service have sent messages to U.S. senators urging the ratification this year of the new Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty signed by President Obama and Russian President Dmitry Medvedev. The START treaty would reduce the limit on strategic nuclear warheads to 1,550 for each country from the current ceiling of 2,200. It also would set up new procedures to allow both countries to inspect each other's arsenals to verify compliance. The message by the Rev. Michael Kinnamon, National Council of Churches general secretary, and the Rev. John L. McCullough, a United Methodist and Church World Serviceâs executive director and CEO, comes at a time when ratification of the treaty is uncertain during the lame duck period before the 111th Congress adjourns. Sixty-seven Senate votes are required for ratification. [18]Read more information» Correction: âAdvisory group on steroidsâ tackles reform A Nov. 18 story on the Nov. 15-17 Connectional Table meeting misidentified the episcopal area where Bishop Larry Goodpaster serves. Goodpaster, the president of the Council of Bishops, serves the Western North Carolina Area. [19]Read corrected story» Did someone you know pass along this copy to you? Get your own copy [20]here. United Methodist News Service is a ministry of United Methodist Communications. 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