Laura Buchanan

Jan 22, 2024 | umc.org | Laura Buchanan

The majority of households in the U.S. (70%) have at least one pet, and many people feel their pets are family members. At Pinnacle View United Methodist Church in Little Rock, Arkansas, pets are a part of the church family as well. “It increases the empathy factor. Our society needs that right now. Pets are bipartisan. People can come together because of their pets,” shares the Rev. Betsy Singleton Snyder, Pinnacle View UMC’s pastor.

Dec 13, 2023 | law360.com | Brad Peterson |Laura Buchanan

ADVERTISEMENT Don't want ads? Subscribe or login now. By Brad Peterson and Laura Buchanan (December 13, 2023, 1:44 PM EST) -- There is good reason to be uncertain about what 2024 will bring for companies outsourcing critical business functions....

Oct 27, 2023 | umc.org | Laura Buchanan

Getting plenty of rest seems impossible for many of us. Between work, activities, family obligations and endless to-do lists, restorative downtime is hard to find. We all know it’s what our bodies need, but our souls need it, too. “I go back to the book of Genesis and the creation narrative. God creates the world. Then on the seventh day, it says God rested. Everything rested with God,” says the Rev. Dr. Ron Bell, director of healing and resilience at The Upper Room.

Oct 4, 2023 | mondaq.com | Brad Peterson |Laura Buchanan

Uncertainty is inherent in outsourcing complex business functions. Over the three-, five- and even ten-year deal terms common in outsourcing, business, market, and technology changes are both inevitable and difficult to predict. In recent decades, this uncertainty appears to have been increasing and remains well above levels prevailing during the 1990s.1 Uncertainty creates both risk and opportunity.

Oct 3, 2023 | lexology.com | Brad Peterson |Laura Buchanan

Uncertainty is inherent in outsourcing complex business functions. Over the three-, five- and even ten-year deal terms common in outsourcing, business, market, and technology changes are both inevitable and difficult to predict. In recent decades, this uncertainty appears to have been increasing and remains well above levels prevailing during the 1990s.1 Uncertainty creates both risk and opportunity.