Happy Warrior
Dr. William J. Abraham is an irreplaceable Irish import to United Methodism. He is an ordained elder of the Rio Texas Conference and the Albert Cook Outler Professor of Wesley Studies at Perkins School of Theology in Dallas. He is the author of numerous books such as...
Zimbabwe’s Wesleyan Approach to Ministry in a Pandemic
By Kudzai Chingwe - The founder of Methodism died on March 2, 1791, but his teachings remain relevant today amid a global pandemic. In his ministry, John Wesley established the concepts of class meetings for fellowship and the development of a disciplined spiritual...
Archive: Charismatics Focus on Worship
Archive: Charismatics Focus on Worship By Steve Beard There were no political pronouncements—no resolutions to bring before General Conference. And the seats in the front were the first to be filled. This was not your everyday, ordinary United Methodist meeting....
Archive: Mary
Archive: Mary A Model for Us All By Dick McClain Growing up, I don't recall having heard a sermon on Mary, the mother of Jesus. She did get dusted off every December for the Christmas pageant. But apart from her annual appearance reincarnated in the form of a budding...
Archive: Communion on the DMZ
Archive: Communion on the DMZ By Carroll Ferguson Hunt We trooped up the barren hill squinting against sun on snow, not yet feeling the cold. Our guides, U.S. Army chaplains, warned us against gestures or loud talk, anything that could be noticed, photographed, and...
Archive: In Search of a Down-to-Earth Jesus
Archive: In Search of a Down-to-Earth Jesus The Meaning of the Incarnation for Today By Robert G. Tuttle, Jr. The more that I travel around the country speaking to Christian groups, the more I worry that we are losing track of the biblical Jesus. I get nervous every...
Archive: Good News Convocation Focuses on Being the Church
Archive: Good News Convocation Focuses on Being the Church "Jesus is not just about stopping things. He's about building His kingdom! The Kingdom is Christ, His authority and rule in the earth," evangelist Tom Skinner charged in his keynote address to the National...
Archive: Fire in Ceta Canyon
Archive: Fire in Ceta Canyon By Sandi Kirk Amidst the flatlands of West Texas, nestled in a canyon among cedar and cottonwood trees, hundreds of children gather in an open-air tabernacle. Instruments are sounding, hands are clapping, many arms are rising, tears are...
