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What Is A Wesleyan Theology Of Sanctification? by Elizabeth Glass Turner

elizabeth.turner January 23, 2020

What comes to mind when you think of the word “sanctification”? If you’re online trying to find a local mechanic to align your tires and somehow ended here, let’s back up. Lots of people are atheists or agnostics or follow any number of religions. Christians are theists – we believe in God. In particular, whether we’re Protestant, Catholic, Orthodox, Coptic,

God’s Creativity In Crafting Goodness by Edgar Bazan

Edgar Bazan January 18, 2020

I am always in awe of creation. The other day I was contemplating the majesty and beauty of a full moon, and I thought, “God is a great artist!” It takes just a moment to notice the beauty of everything around us crafted out of God’s goodness: the sky, the flowers, the vast oceans, and every living creature, whether it

The Call to Graciousness by Ken Loyer

Ken Loyer January 15, 2020

These references in Romans to love, to humble, faithful service, and to peaceful actions even toward our enemies indicate that the Christian calling is certainly a high one. Yet in the mystery of grace, this life of graciousness is the one that God has called us to live. Jesus reminds us that what is impossible for us is possible with

Embrace: Showing and Sharing the Love of Jesus

World Methodist Evangelism January 2, 2020

All over the world, people have difficulty sharing their faith. They can share about their love for their children, or their excitement about a new movie or restaurant, but sharing about their faith feels much harder. Yet evangelism, at its core is not a rigid set of techniques to be mastered. Rather, it is simply showing and sharing the love

The Journey Of The Jesus Way by Kim Reisman

Kim Reisman January 2, 2020

On January 5, Christ followers all over the world will mark what is called Epiphany Sunday. It’s the Sunday we remember the wise men who undertook an arduous journey, following a star without completely understanding what it all meant, but knowing they were part of something larger than themselves. That is what was begun at Christmas really, a journey. The

A Brand New Year: How to Leave Your Stuff Behind by Maxie Dunnam

Maxie Dunnam January 1, 2020

What is some of the stuff you need to leave behind as you begin the new year? What can you drop off your weary, bending back to make your trek into the New Year a bit easier and far more meaningful?

What Change Models Look like in Your Congregation by Priscilla Hammond

Priscilla Hammond December 18, 2019

If you have been a leader for very long, you have heard the question, “Why do we need to change?” In 1967, British Prime Minister Harold Wilson declared, “He who rejects change is the architect of decay. The only human institution which rejects progress is the cemetery.” (1) So we must change if we want to live. Long before the

The Prevenient Grace Of Mr. Rogers by Andy Stoddard

Andy Stoddard December 12, 2019

Fred Rogers was an ordained Presbyterian pastor, but I believe that actually he was a Methodist deep down inside. Why do I say that? From my understanding of how he lived, I don’t know anyone who more fully lived out the concept of “prevenient grace.” Prevenient grace is the grace that goes before us, the grace that calls us into

The Work and the Rest that is Worship by Rob Haynes

Rob Haynes December 9, 2019

In the midst of the Advent season, many church leaders are busy preparing for some extra special: Extra and Special worship services. These services generally draw people to church who have not been before or who have not been in a long time. These can be wonderful times of evangelistic energy. Newcomers to the church can be invited into the

What A Baby Uncovers: The Judgment Of Advent by Aaron Perry

Aaron Perry December 7, 2019

“I’m pregnant!” The announcement demands a response. At times the response is easy: There are hugs and cheers, whoops, whirls, and texts—the group kind. At times the response is complicated: There are glances and glares, winces, wails, and tears—not the good kind. When a baby is a dream come true, the announcers set to painting a room, taking vitamins, writing

Setting The Tone by Carrie Carter

Carrie Carter January 27, 2015

“Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is just, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is commendable, if there is any excellence, if there is anything worthy of praise, think about these things.” – Philippians 4:8 ESV To “set the tone” means: to establish a particular mood or character for something. So what? For many years, well,

Hidden Heroes: The AWOL Hero by Talbot Davis

Talbot Davis January 24, 2015

And yet look at what Paul says in Philemon: “was useless; is useful.” And then he grows much more intimate by the time of Colossians 4 – faithful, dear brother, one of you. And I wonder: how do you go from that to that? From outside to inside? From failure to brother? From deserves death to becomes family? I think

How A Reluctant Mentor Learns To Be An Adequate Leader by Talbot Davis

Talbot Davis January 22, 2015

I have recently come to a realization that has helped me enormously in increasing my leadership ability when it comes to both the staff at Good Shepherd and younger clergy in the United Methodist Church…

The Methodist Band Meeting: Confession Is For Protestants Too by Kevin Watson

Kevin Watson January 21, 2015

Methodists gathered together because they were convinced that growth in holiness was most likely to happen in community.

How To See The Future by Mark Trotter

Mark Trotter January 17, 2015

We know that what we do here in Holy Communion is look forward to that day when life will finally be the way God wants it to be.

Branded: The Iconoclasm Of Marketing by Elizabeth Glass Turner

elizabeth.turner January 12, 2015

This is not an anti-technology diatribe. There are enough diatribes in the world, I think: talking heads, Facebook rants, raised fists and honking horns etching anger for a permanent moment of rush hour that hangs now in the universe reflecting our contorted faces back to us. What if I died in that moment? The moment of my life when my

Hidden Heroes: The What Can Brown Do For You? Hero y Talbot Davis

Talbot Davis January 10, 2015

God’s word is better delivered in obscurity than by celebrity. The greatest impact usually happens when no one notices.

Are American Clergy Suffering A Crisis Of Faith? by Elizabeth Glass Turner

World Methodist Evangelism January 8, 2015

It’s a mistake to criticize questioning by and in itself. An unexamined life is not worth living, and an unexamined faith will last about as long as Farrah Fawcett hair, Hammer pants, beanie babies, MySpace, “Gangnam Style” and every other grass that withers and flower that doth fade away.

Confession by Maxie Dunnam

Maxie Dunnam January 7, 2015

Beginning at the point of our believing that it is God’s desire to forgive, confession becomes not a morbid discipline, not a dark groveling in the mud and mire of life, not a fearful response to a wrathful, angry God who is out to get us if we don’t shape up. Rather, confession becomes an act of anticipation, a response

The Scent Of A New Year by Michael Smith

Michael Smith January 5, 2015

New is unknown, and often we are afraid of the “what if” questions in our lives. But new is happening every day.

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