There are 79 article(s) tagged G. Scott Morris:

• March 2020

  • Morris: A virus alters reality at Church Health

    Tomorrow when someone takes my temperature and hands me a mask and a paper bag, I’ll remember that everybody I’m about to see is also adjusting to new realities.

    By G. Scott Morris March 26, 2020

  • Morris: Fear of the virus competes with fear of not working

    The most common question I’m asked remains, “When can I get back to work?” Without work, no one gets paid, and without paychecks, kids don’t eat.

    By G. Scott Morris March 14, 2020

• February 2020

  • Morris: Memphis, meet a new fellow citizen

    At 25, Andrea left Venezuela and moved to Memphis, where her uncle is a mechanical engineer. She applied to work as a waitress, in retail and in day care, and each place told her she was over-qualified. Finally, in 2015, she took a job at Church Health.

    By G. Scott Morris February 02, 2020

• March 2019

  • A Methodist pastor protests the church’s stand on LGBTQ+ ordination and marriage

    The global governing body of the United Methodist Church reaffirmed its position on traditional marriage, including prohibition on ordaining LGBTQ+ people as pastors and prohibiting LGBTQ+ people from being married in the church. "This decision has caused much despair among people I love and respect," a pastor writes.

    By G. Scott Morris March 06, 2019