Why Do You Still Care?

I’ve been repeatedly asked why I still care about what happens to The United Methodist Church. 

My answer is a long one, part of which I was pleasantly surprised to see summarized yesterday by a colleague and friend in real life, Ed Hoke.

It’s with his expressed gracious permission that I can share this with you here today —

My heart aches for my friends and colleagues for whom this [GC19 decision] directly effects. I’m now retired. I’m outside of this fight now. All I can do is pray and be willing to help pick up the pieces. I pray for all of us.

— Amen.