24 / 7 Prayer
By Terry Teykl -- Paul wrote in I Thessalonians 5:17 “pray without ceasing” or “pray continually.” This verse has inspired so many over the years to set a goal of unceasing prayer – individually and as a team, like tag-team prayer. It has head waters in the upper room...
Medieval Illuminiation
By Steve Beard -- Dublin was still rubbing sleep from its eyes. It was the crack of dawn. Well, not literally – it just seemed that way. The sidewalks along historic statue-lined O’Connell Street were largely empty as I paced toward Trinity College on the south side...
Understanding Incompatibilists
By Thomas Lambrecht - The Council of Bishops is currently meeting to decide what proposal(s) to submit to the 2019 General Conference to resolve the conflict in our church. Will they understand and accommodate the interests and convictions of incompatibilists in their...
John Wesley: A Short, Uncertain Space
By Ralph Pauls - Jesus once told a parable about financial dealings and a shrewd manager. "Give an account of your stewardship," the manager is told in the story (Luke 16:2). In his sermon, "The Good Steward," Methodism's founder John Wesley (1703-1791) wrote about...
New Social Principles: A First Look
By Thomas Lambrecht - The 2012 General Conference commissioned the Board of Church and Society to do a total rewrite of the United Methodist Social Principles. The project is moving toward completion with the publication of the first draft of the proposed new...
Now is the Time
By Katy Kiser - "Now is the time of God's favor, Now is the day of salvation." - II Corinthians 6:2 Each year, women come to the national conference of the Celebration Women's Ministry in Houston seeking to grow in Christ and encounter God's Spirit. Some seek the...
Bishops Request Judicial Council Decision
By Thomas Lambrecht - The Council of Bishops of The United Methodist Church is asking the JudicialCouncil for a declaratory decision on what petitions can be submitted to the denomination's Special Session of General Conference called for February 2019. The Council of...
Baltimore-Washington Defies Judicial Council
By Thomas Lambrecht - In response to six different annual conference boards of ordained ministry voting in 2016 not to comply with the Book of Discipline's qualifications for ministry in evaluating candidates, the Judicial Council ruled that "The Board's examination...
