Monday Morning Briefing (Mar. 10, 2025)

Here are the topics I hope to cover this morning:

- “The Almost Christian” publications over the weekend

- Trinity Conference Collecting Funds for Crisis in the DRC - https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1EocPfVxo6/

- Second Unit on Scriptural Holiness Released - https://vimeo.com/1063404482

- GMC General Conference Extends 2026 Time - https://globalmethodist.org/2026-general-conference-planning-update/

- Eastern Pennsylvania Lawsuit Update - https://courtsapp.montcopa.org/psi/v/detail/Case/201335463

- “Alabama-West Florida Conference Regains Control of Warrington United Methodist Church Property” - https://www.awfumc.org/newsdetail/18999447

- Liberian UMC/GMC Update - https://www.facebook.com/share/p/18ik2ybBDB/

- Syrian Debacle - https://x.com/libsoftiktok/status/1898876911918440863?s=46&t=UGB_bVaMqYnX9gy5jXvGyg - https://x.com/EYakoby/status/1898107560848507140 - https://x.com/DD_Geopolitics/status/1898766286697750956 - https://x.com/DavidSacks/status/1898826624830980125

- Men & Women Dividing Significantly From One Another & State as Liberator - https://x.com/AuronMacintyre/status/1898749888495510004 - https://x.com/NancyRPearcey/status/1898795317870412284 - https://x.com/SigBisley/status/1898751863127683081

- Church in Waurika, OK finally got free - https://www.oklahoman.com/story/news/2025/03/06/waurika-ok-what-happened-united-methodist-church-exit/77521276007/?utm_source=oklahoman-newsalert-strada&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=newsalert&utm_term=hero&utm_content=nokl-oklahomacity-nletter01

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