Currently at the GBGM webpage

The webpage of the General Board of Global Ministries of The United Methodist Church at <http://new.gbgm-umc.org> includes a constantly growing number of articles about relief for Japan and reports from missionaries and others on site.

UMMA member Claudia Genung reflections following the quake and her call for opposition to nuclear power can be found here: <http://gbgm-umc.org/global_news/full_article.cfm?articleid=5994>.

Arab Christians, Moslems and Jews in North Africa and the Middle East

Watch our blog for input from UMMA members on the efforts to encourage UMC divestment from companies profiting from Israeli occupation of Palestinian territories, the effect of European and U.S. involvement in Libya and elsewhere for Arab Christians, Moslems and Jews, and related Maghreb, Mediterranean and Middle Eastern issues.

Logging In

As we begin to experiment with blogging, we may soon discover that we need "yet another login ID."

Many of us used to Google groups can actually use our Google account ID to log in here. Others may discover other options they understand in the drop-down menu asking for your "profile" before you post a comment.

Currently, you won't find "Yahoo" as an option on this page, but in fact you Yahoo users may already have a profile you can use here. [I just reviewed the login options today.  As of 12/1/15 — and probably long before then — you can also log in with Yahoo directly without Open ID!] In your Yahoo settings, just sign up for "OpenID®." In fact, several different services now support "Open ID®."

The idea behind it is simple (for the user). Once you agree to Open ID®, you are temporarily switched back to your usual email or web provider, e.g., Yahoo, and your identify is verified there and then you are shunted back here and you can post your comment here!

You can check more intelligent and informed details at this web page about OpenID® .

Let us know how it works or what other hints you have for us blogger newbies!