Thursday Morning Briefing (Apr. 10, 2025)

Things to talk about this morning:

Maryland’s law stalled out and is no more…

Alexander Sabo’s house firebombed - https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1AEb9gYqfp/?mibextid=wwXIfr

Celebrating Missouri’s First Openly Gay UM Pastor - “The First: A Story of Transformation and Inclusion” by Fred Koenig - https://www.moumethodist.org/newsdetail/the-first-a-story-of-transformation-and-inclusion-19004860

GMC Bishops Spent a lot of time with Ed Stetzer. Who is Ed Stetzer?

Luther Oconer reports on construction in Qatar - https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1EFj9Pnooo/

“Anglicans: in Danger of Becoming a ‘Boutique’ Church?” by Jeffrey Walton - https://juicyecumenism.com/2025/04/04/anglicans-boutique-church/

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