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Hope Is a Powerful Word

Editorial by Dave Weigley

When I used to ride motorcycles, I heard a saying, “There are only two kinds of motorcyclists: those who have been down, and those who will be down.” This is also true in the human experience. There are only two kinds of people: those who have been through a crisis and those who will encounter one in the future. Life is tough, fragile, unforgiving. 

Nelson Mandela’s example of perseverance in tough times has always inspired me. He was incarcerated for 27 years for resisting apartheid and other injustices in South Africa. During his sentence, he endured hard labor, toiling in hot, dry conditions without appropriate clothing. 

Fred Manchur, El Director Ejecutivo de Ketting Health, Anuncia su Retiro

Historia de V. Michelle Bernard

El mes pasado, Fred Manchur, director financiero de Kettering Health, se retiró de su cargo.

“Ha sido la mayor bendición de mi vida trabajar junto a los increíbles profesionales médicos y el personal de Kettering Health durante más de 20 años”, dice Manchur.

Michael Mewhirter, actual director financiero, se desempeñará como director ejecutivo interino.

Answering the Call

Female attendees and guests gather at the first-ever Women Clergy Retreat. Photo by Kelly Butler Coe

Story by Lori Futcher / Photos by Brad Barnwell, V. Michelle Bernard and Kelly Butler Coe

"God has called you,” said Dave Weigley, president of the Columbia Union Conference, as he stood in front of a gathering of 50 female pastors, chaplains and theology students at the first-ever Columbia Union Women Clergy Retreat. “You have answered the call. Thank you for your service.”