The Times They Are a Changin’

When I began seminary the Methodist Seminarians were required to sign a pledge of abstinence from alcohol. While I was in seminary the requirement was lifted with a party of celebration as some of the Methodists may remember.

Now I read about St. Paul’s Episcopal Church in Willington, North Carolina which sponsors a home brewing contest as a fund raiser. And then there is the Valley Church (Methodist) in Allendale, Michigan has reached out to young adults by holding occasionally meetings of beer enthusiasts and home brewers. Their events are titled, “What would Jesus brew?”