Month: March 2014
Taking The Trinity To Youth Ministry by Philip Tallon
March 31, 2014
The Trinity is, in my experience, the ultimate collector’s plate. A gilded, limited edition Charles and Diana Wedding commemorative. Purely for admiring. Never for serious use … This is a problem … Because we love what we use. Can we really love the beauty of the Trinity if we never talk about it?
From John To Jesus by Carolyn Moore
March 29, 2014
The Kingdom of Heaven is the rule and reign of God on earth, and this is what God is building…
God Outwits Us by Maxie Dunnam
March 26, 2014
“God, You have outwitted me!” Isn’t that a delightful phrase?…What a testimony to the providence of God, the working of God’s grace in our lives.
Stop Inviting People to Church by Harley Scalf
March 24, 2014
Stop inviting people to church! Stop it! Right Now!…Invite them, instead, to follow Jesus.
The Beautiful Gate by Kim Reisman
March 19, 2014
Why did they leave him at the gate? Why not take him all the way in? Did they not understand that he had spiritual needs as well?
Wesleyan Songs For Lent by Ellsworth Kalas
March 17, 2014
Wesley leads us to the heart of Lent and to the heart of every day of seeking the fullness of life in Christ: such a longing to please our Lord that we want the Holy Spirit to check us at the first sense of pride, wrong desire, or the wandering will — anything, that is, that might “quench the kindling fire.”
Doing Discipleship By Being A Disciple by Tammie Grimm
March 10, 2014
“The mission of the Church is to make disciples of Jesus Christ for the transformation of the world.” The Mission…
Out Of The Ashes, New Life by Ken Loyer
March 5, 2014
On Ash Wednesday, we recall through word and ritual, and even rejoice in, the fact that the Lord our God can bring new life out of the ashes of our brokenness.
Lent With A Wesleyan Accent by Matt Sigler
March 3, 2014
A celebration of Easter without a prior descent into the grave is dishonest and naïve, just as observing Lent without the uncompromising proclamation of the Resurrection is hopeless.
When Are We Most Like God? by Maxie Dunnam
March 1, 2014
Compassion comes from a deliberate identification with another person until we see things as he sees them, and feel things as she feels them. That’s the place to which God seeks to bring all of us.