Wednesday Morning Briefing (Feb. 5, 2025)

This morning I aim to talk about:

Mike Winger Calls Out Church Leadership for Supporting Hucksters - https://x.com/MikeWingerii/status/1886502639141273687

“‘Shepherds for Sale’ Author Megan Basham Diagnosed With Advanced Colorectal Cancer” by Protestia - https://protestia.com/2025/02/04/shepherds-for-sale-author-megan-basham-diagnosed-with-advanced-colorectal-cancer/

“68-Page Investigation Finds IHOP’s Mike Bickle Sexually Abused or Harassed 17 Women!” By Protestia - https://protestia.com/2025/02/04/68-page-investigation-finds-ihops-mike-bickle-sexually-abused-or-harassed-17-women/

“Dear President Trump: Letter from United Methodist Council of Bishops” - https://www.unitedmethodistbishops.org/newsdetail/letter-to-trump-letter-from-cob-18903445

“Korean, Spanish versions of Discipline halted” by Thomas E. Kim - https://www.umnews.org/en/news/korean-spanish-versions-of-discipline-halted

Meunier advocates for “Old School” Methodist theology - “The need for Old School Methodist theology” - https://johnmeunier.wordpress.com/2025/02/01/the-need-for-old-school-methodist-theology/

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