The Search for Holiness
John Wesley’s search for holiness was not a new theological pursuit, but part of a rich Christian tradition centered on becoming like Christ through the transforming grace of God.
Academies of Life
What if the church became more than a place to attend and instead became an “academy of life” where Christians are formed to think deeply, live faithfully, and follow Jesus with wisdom and confidence?
Good News Revisited: Lifestyle Evangelism
Good News Revisited: Lifestyle Evangelism By Thomas Lambrecht This article first appeared in the August 2021 edition of Good News. As a declining denomination in the midst of cultural headwinds becoming increasingly hostile to Christianity, we wonder how to be a...
Worship That Brings Christ into Focus: What Robert Webber Can Still Teach Evangelicals about the Meaning and Practice of Christian Worship
Worship That Brings Christ into Focus: What Robert Webber Can Still Teach Evangelicals about the Meaning and Practice of Christian Worship By Jonathan A. Powers Most of us who wear eyeglasses do not think much about them until they stop helping us see. A...
Bearing the Name of Christ
“Pastor Omar,” a missionary serving in a sensitive region of the Middle East, who reminds us that bearing witness to Christ is not the calling of a few, but the joyful responsibility of every believer.
Spiritual Leverage
Spiritual Leverage by Mike Powers Katherine Lee Bates was inspired to write the poem America the Beautiful after a visit to Pikes Peak in 1893 in a covered wagon with fellow teachers from Colorado College. Little did she know that those words would become one of the...
The Spiritual Consequences of Intellectual Impatience
In a culture obsessed with speed and efficiency, what if our hurry is quietly undermining the very depth of understanding and spiritual maturity we long for?
The Image We Carry
The Image We Carry by Jonathan A. Powers During his career as a pastor, Rev. David Seamands would often begin pastoral counseling sessions by handing a person a blank piece of paper and asking them to draw a picture of God. He claimed that he could learn more about a...
Why the Old Testament?
Why the Old Testament? by Bill T. Arnold Every reader of the Bible is confronted with a question: “Since the Old Testament claims God revealed himself to ancient Israel and that he will reveal himself further in the future, what do I make of these theological claims?”...
What’s Right with the Church
By tracing Saul’s transformation into Paul, Mike Powers reminds us that what is right about the Church is its God-given ability to help people begin, belong, and become who God created them to be through faith, community, and shared mission.
A Mind Strangely Warmed
A Mind Strangely Warmed By Stephen Rankin I love John Wesley’s journal entry of May 24, 1738 on his famous Aldersgate experience, which many of us recently commemorated. It just so happens, for us in the West, the event coincided with Pentecost this year. The...
Learning to Lament
Learning to Lament By Jonathan A. Powers In the months following the death of his wife, Joy Davidman, C.S. Lewis began keeping a journal. He did not set out to write a book but wrote to survive the loss that overwhelmed him. The entries were raw, unguarded, and...
