Keep On Playing Your Harp by Kelcy Steele

September 29, 2016

When the Spirit of the Lord is upon your life you can play your harp because you have been anointed to handle hell, haters, and hypocrites.

Francis Asbury: Mission Beyond Conflict by Aaron Perry

September 28, 2016

Asbury had a vision beyond the war and we are part of his vision bearing fruit. May we emulate his ability to see beyond out immediate conflicts, as well.

When Holy Love Is Like a Laser by Elizabeth Glass Turner

September 26, 2016

Should Methodists be the most undistracted people on the planet?
In many Wesleyan holiness contexts holiness is preached in the context of the Third Person of the Trinity. Rightly so. But the Holy Spirit does not just infill humans as a kind of sanctified cul-de-sac, detached from the revelation of Christ. The Holy Spirit always witnesses back to Christ, revealing Christ, empowering Christlikeness. The Holy Spirit tells the story of Christlikeness through us.

When Calvinism Becomes Dangerous by Carolyn Moore

September 21, 2016

But that isn’t how it works. People come to Christ every day and every day people resist the grace of God. Not only that, but every day people make horrible choices against the will of God that limit the length or joy of their lives.

Our behavior matters. If I smoke two packs of cigarettes a day, it will affect the length and joy of my life. To persist in such behavior isn’t God’s will, and our behavior matters to God. As Moses said to the Israelites, we have two choices before us — blessings and curses, life and death. “Choose life, that you might live.”

The Unreached Object by Elizabeth Glass Turner

September 19, 2016

We must be very careful about how we go about our mission, because across the country our faith community is in crisis. And crisis breeds desperation.

A Peace at Odds by Jeff Rudy

September 17, 2016

Peace or division? Which is your mission, Jesus? Which is your kingdom about?

When Your Faith Creates Problems by Andy Stoddard

September 15, 2016

We will not always be liked. But we must always love.

Money, Money, Money by James Petticrew

September 14, 2016

The danger of our silence is that if we ignore the subject of money, both the mission of the Kingdom of God and the spirituality of God’s people will ultimately be impoverished.

The Gospel in Jamaica: Where Are the Men? by Kimberly Reisman

If we really believe that in Christ there is no male or female, it should trouble us deeply that so many men are missing from our midst.

Helicopter Pilots or Farmers? by Cole Bodkin

September 12, 2016

If we are always on the go, never at home, what sort of fruit can we expect?