Rev. James Howell

A blog by Rev. Dr. James C. Howell, senior pastor of Myers Park United Methodist Church in Charlotte, North Carolina

Wednesday, June 11, 2025

Holy Land Pilgrimage, 2026!

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   Come with me to Israel to explore the places where Jesus walked and so many Bible stories happened! From the Sea of Galilee to the Temple...
Thursday, February 15, 2024

Thinking Out Loud: How United Methodists Read Scripture

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      Sometimes I think of my years in ministry as a long quest to share with others my love affair with the Scriptures. I’ve always hoped p...
Tuesday, November 14, 2023

Uncantankerous Christians: a Reply to Marilynne Robinson

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     Recently I’ve been devouring the great novelist Marilynne Robinson’s brilliant and wise essays – including one in which she laments the...
Monday, May 15, 2023

On Being a Patient: My 2 Week Hospital Stay

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   Given my profession, a place I often go is the hospital, where I’ve spent countless hours and much love, care and tears. Never though, u...
Monday, December 12, 2022

To my Disaffiliating Friends: Don't Believe What You've Been Told

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      I was stunned, then I just shuddered and sighed the other day when I read an email from a member of a disaffiliating Methodist church ...
Saturday, December 10, 2022

Pilgrimage to Turkey, September 2023

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Join me as we return with yet another group to visit ancient Asia Minor, modern Turkey, the historic birthplace of worldwide Christianity! W...
Thursday, December 1, 2022

Christ was born!... so Methodists could vote?

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       This morning, I woke up remembering how often I’ve said “A virtue of Methodism is it’s not in our DNA to wake up in the morning and t...
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James C. Howell
I’m pastor of Myers Park United Methodist Church in Charlotte, NC, and I also teach preaching and ministry at Duke Divinity School as an adjunct. I write regular inspirational/ educational pieces you’ll find here, reviews of books pertinent to faith today and ministry, and I love to be part of conversations about life with God and in the world among Christians and clergy. Lots more on my web site, www.revjameshowell.com
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