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Four Principles For A Healthier Short-Term Mission Experience by Carolyn Moore

Carolyn Moore July 7, 2016

I am writing this while “on mission with Jesus in Ecuador,”* serving together with seventeen genuinely kind and faithful people from two churches in Georgia and the United Methodist seminary of Venezuela. We are being hosted by Sharon and Graham Nichols, who serve Christ through The Mission Society. Back in the day, church folk took suitcases of shoes, toys or

Christianity Vectors by Vecteezy

American Freedom Or Christian Freedom? by Elizabeth Glass Turner

elizabeth.turner July 4, 2016

Always a lover of history, currently I’m partway through Ron Chernow’s excellent biography of American Founding Father Alexander Hamilton – the book, incidentally, which son of Puerto Rican immigrants Lin-Manuel Miranda turned into the hit Broadway musical. With a decent dose of Scot in my blood, I can get into any story of a struggle for freedom easily. Why else

The (Secret) Great Commission by Kim Reisman

Kim Reisman July 4, 2016

What would it look like to follow the Great Commission without freedom?

As those of us in the United States celebrate Independence Day today, it may be difficult to imagine that. How would we “go and make disciples” if our government made it illegal?

Would we disobey? Go in secret?

Those are questions facing our brothers and sisters in the

Let Us Pray by Kelcy Steele

Kelcy Steele June 29, 2016

We as a faith community must focus on how we can work to love our neighbors well, both in this and in our daily home, work, and play. This is an unspeakable tragedy and we should take extended time to mourn, to pray for the families of those murdered and injured, and to consider the depth of evil in the

Colorful traditional attire and jewelry at World Methodist Evangelism event.

What Nigerian Worship Taught Me About True Offering by Kim Reisman

Kim Reisman June 29, 2016

What would worship look like if it was more about giving than getting? Less about “being fed,” and more about offering praise?

It might look like worship in Nigeria and other places in Africa, where praises are not the only thing lifted through dance and song, but tithes and offerings as well, as dancing and singing Christ followers come forward

Lost Faith And Piles Of Laundry by David Drury

David Drury June 27, 2016

I moved into my dorm room at college and unpacked a few suitcases and boxes. I took up half of the dresser and half of the closet. I had a long move-in-day to myself getting ready for classes the next morning. At nearly midnight my roommate showed up. After bringing in a few books and assorted items, he then carried in

Just How Angry Are You? by Carolyn Moore

Carolyn Moore June 23, 2016

The Institute for Ethics at Duke University conducted an online survey of about 1,500 people as part of a project designed to measure the morality quotient of Americans. They asked people to rate how likely they’d be to do certain morally questionable things like, for instance, kicking a dog in the head. As it turns out (happily), seven of eight

Your Behavior Matters by Andy Stoddard

Andy Stoddard June 22, 2016

One of the most common phrases in our culture, and in the church as well, is “you can’t judge me. Only God can judge me.” And yes, there are many verses in Scripture that tell us that we should not judge each other, and that God is the only judge of our behavior or intentions. (By the way, none of

Snapshot: Witness in Kenyan Methodism by Kim Reisman

Kim Reisman June 22, 2016

The Methodist Wesleyan family is alive and well in East Africa! God is calling young women and men to minister through word, deed and sign – evangelists, church planters, teachers, pastors, doctors, lawyers, government officials – all Holy Spirit-inspired and ready to go where God leads them.

Lay People with A Vision by Kim Reisman

Kim Reisman June 20, 2016

How many lay people do you know who exhibit vision for the inbreaking Kingdom of God?

Easter’s Frayed Red Carpet by Elizabeth Moyer

Elizabeth Moyer April 13, 2016

On the day when we had the least amount of time to tend to the needs of others, we boldly said come join us.

How To Live Like Jesus Is Alive by Carolyn Moore

Carolyn Moore April 11, 2016

I suspect sometimes that I live more out of a sense of obligation than awe — more aware that I’ve signed onto a system than that I am a servant of a holy God who has actually sapped the power out of death and sin. I need to be reminded that systems are not living, breathing things, but Jesus is.

What Are Wesleyans For? by David Drury

David Drury April 7, 2016

Evangelicals are often defined by what they are against instead of what they are for. I am a part of a sub-section of the larger Evangelical church that is more broadly called “Wesleyan.” This would include people like The Free Methodists, The Church of the Nazarene, The Salvation Army, more conservative United Methodists, and about a dozen other groups including my

Easter Living: Fear of Missing Out by Harley Scalf

Harley Scalf April 6, 2016

Over the past few months, having been to the cross, visited the empty tomb, and celebrated the Resurrection, let us now live in awareness of the sin for which we will never be crucified.

Four Lessons for the Church from Major League Baseball by Michael Smith

Michael Smith April 4, 2016

Baseball has seen its ups and downs recently While the ownership groups seem to be having their largest years of fiscal success, the sport’s popularity is fading. To respond to the changing tide of culture, Major League Baseball has tried to address their need.

An Easter Foretaste by Kim Reisman

Kim Reisman March 28, 2016

This Easter truth is as mind-boggling and subversive today as it has been in every age; because rather than looking forward to a day when the things that make us different from others disappear, the resurrection proclaims that we look forward to an eternity in which those differences remain, but no longer divide.

Amplifying Evangelism: An Outgrowth of God’s Creative Work by Kim Reisman

Kim Reisman March 24, 2016

It is in God’s very nature to seek out relationship, and it is this divine seeking that provides the roots for evangelism and grounds all the directives that Jesus gives us.

To Wave or Not To Wave by Kim Reisman

Kim Reisman March 16, 2016

Jesus told Zacchaeus to come down from the tree for dinner before Zacchaeus ever had the good idea to give half of what he had to the poor and give back any tax money he’d unfairly kept for himself. Jesus reached out to the Samaritan woman before she had all her questions answered, before she truly understood what the coming

The Wind of the Spirit by Kim Reisman

Kim Reisman March 9, 2016

Things are close at the beach. No matter how vast the ocean is, its waves come right up to lap at your toes. No matter how far the sand stretches, it still holds on to your footprints. No matter how loudly the wind roars in your ears, there’s a peace that surrounds you as you walk. No matter how hard

Leadership, Transparency, and Grace by Kim Reisman

Kim Reisman March 7, 2016

We’re so intent on keeping up appearances, so focused on making sure our outsides are presentable, that we miss out on the transformative power of the Spirit on our insides.

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