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The Most Underrated New Year’s Prayer by Elizabeth Glass Turner

elizabeth.turner January 2, 2016

It’s my (not unkindly meant) guess that tomorrow’s slew of sermons across North America and probably other parts of the world are, in the main, fairly predictable: having grown up as a pastor’s kid, a pastor’s grandkid, pastors’ niece, now pastor’s daughter-in-law, and having preached three years myself, along with having a great number of valued friends in ministry –

Can We Really Have Peace? by Andy Stoddard

Andy Stoddard December 17, 2015

I’ve been thinking a lot about peace recently. We are in the midst of Advent, a season of hope, peace, love, and joy. It’s in this season when we proclaim the words of Isaiah 9:6-7: For a child has been born for us,a son given to us;authority rests upon his shoulders;and he is namedWonderful Counselor, Mighty God,Everlasting Father, Prince of

Christmas Living: Prayer, Preaching, and Possibility by Otis McMillan

Otis McMillan December 16, 2015

As important as John the Baptist was at his time, his role remains vital today. Every child of God must be adequately prepared to share the message of Jesus.

Zechariah’s Boy by Michael Smith

Michael Smith December 14, 2015

It is as if the angel Gabriel gives the message to Zechariah that his son is going to do the very thing that he (and his generation) were not doing.

My Muslim Problem by Omar Rikabi

Omar Al-Rikabi December 12, 2015

Christmas reminds us God is redeeming all our little human stories into his great divine story through Jesus Christ. This is the good news of the Gospel. The nature of Jesus’s incarnation—God becoming human to be in relationship with each of us—puts us face to face with real people with real stories. When we choose to distort, ignore, or not

Pregnant with Possibility by Kelcy Steele

Kelcy Steele December 10, 2015

And you are pregnant with possibilities, eyes hath not seen nor have ear heard what God is getting ready to do through you.

And you can trust God to bring it to pass – as long as you don’t settle for less than his best.

Darkness: Why Advent Breaks My Heart by Kim Reisman

Kim Reisman December 9, 2015

That our Prince of Peace entered the world as a helpless child and left it as a crucified outcast tells me that God’s kingdom is one in which self-giving, vulnerable, love reigns supreme.

Why I Need Jesus: An Advent Reflection by Kevin Murriel

kevin.murriel December 7, 2015

As unpopular as it may seem the reality of Advent is that it doesn’t need to occur in the best of circumstances. In fact, Jesus was born in the midst of terrorism and heinous acts against human life.

The Real Problem with Once Saved, Always Saved by Tom Fuerst

Tom Fuerst December 2, 2015

And the difference between those who knew Christ and those who did not was simply a matter, not of faith or confession or creed, but of fruit and character.

Marriage, Human Sexuality, & the Body: The Meaning of Our Original Nakedness by Timothy Tennent

Timothy Tennent November 30, 2015

The utilitarian vision sees the body of a man or woman as an object which can be assessed like a car. Is it bright, new, shiny and full of power, or not? Is your body thin or fat; does it conform to the shapes we admire or not; is your hair the right texture and color or not; are your

From John To Jesus by Carolyn Moore

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 among us. Matthew teaches us that this King and his Kingdom have come and are coming. Thirty-two times in Matthew’s gospel, he uses the term “Kingdom of Heaven.” That’s his working theme as he shares the story of Jesus with

God Outwits Us by Maxie Dunnam

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

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

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

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

Doing Discipleship By Being A Disciple by Tammie Grimm

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 Statement of the United Methodist Church. I am an ordained United Methodist clergy and I have a confession to make. I have a love-hate relationship with the United Methodist mission statement. As a Wesleyan, I love it because it is

Out Of The Ashes, New Life by Ken Loyer

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

Matthew 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

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.

Visiting the Sick: How We Participate In Our Own Salvation by Andrew Thompson

Andrew Thompson February 26, 2014

Around the time the Methodist revival in England completed its first decade, John Wesley penned an essay called A Plain Account of the People Called Methodists. His aim is to explain the Methodist movement to the larger world, which he does by describing the various internal components of the revival that had developed during Methodism’s first ten years. One of

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