What is a Methodist?
What is a Methodist? By Thomas Lambrecht – I have argued before that a consistent Methodist identity has been blurred and obscured in The United Methodist Church. What it means to be United Methodist varies from church to church and conference to conference. A wide...
Of Borrowed Lawnmowers and United Methodist Clergy Status
Of Borrowed Lawnmowers and United Methodist Clergy Status By Bob Phillips – A man went to his neighbor’s house and asked to borrow his lawnmower. The neighbor said no. The man politely asked why, since it was sitting unused in the garage. The neighbor replied, “Well,...
Spiritual Warfare and Tying up the Strong Man
By David F. Watson - Several years ago a student stopped me in the seminary hallway. “Brother, will you pray for me?” he asked. “I’m under spiritual attack.” I now look back on that day with regret. I didn’t take him seriously. I said something to appease him and went...
Creation Ex Nihilo and the Power of God
By Beth Felker Jones - “And he showed me more, a little thing, the size of a hazelnut, on the palm of my hand, round like a ball. I looked at it thoughtfully and wondered, ‘What is this?’ And the answer came, ‘It is all that is made.’ I marveled that it continued to...
Lessons from the Wesleyan Revival
Lessons from the Wesleyan Revival By Winfield Bevins - On a recent trip to England, I visited several of the historic sites of the Wesleyan revival with a friend. One of the places we visited was City Road Chapel in London, founded in 1778 by John Wesley. We...
Art and the Glory of God
By Courtney Lott - “I’m pretty sure there are Bernina 770 sewing machines in heaven. And I’ll be spending some time in the tabernacle with the seamstresses talking about banner making for the King!” I had to laugh at this comment from my Sunday school teacher. One of...
Preserving Spirituals
By Jim Patterson - In four-part harmony without any instrumentation, members of Pruitt Hill United Methodist Church praised the Lord at a long-ago funeral in Greeneville, Tennessee. “Have you got good religion? Cert’nly, Lord! / Have you got good religion? / Cert’nly,...
Praying for GC2020
By Tom Albin - Gracious God fill me with your wisdom, love, and compassion – that I may pray in your name, intercede in your nature, and align with your will. Incline the hearts of every United Methodist to your heart – that we may all love alike, even though we do...
