A Love Story
A Love Story By Bonnie McClure Can I tell you a love story? Lately, I’ve been thinking about different types of love. Culturally, we are trained quite extensively on familial love – the love we have for family, and romantic love – the love we have for a partner or...
Killing Stone to Baptismal Font
Killing Stone to Baptismal Font By Steve Beard Remarkably, after 45 seasons CBS’s “Survivor” is still a certifiable television hit. Millions of viewers tune in to watch the travails of contestants in a Robinson Crusoe-style tropical setting. Coral reefs, whitecapped...
Thunderstruck: John Wesley and the Ministry of Deliverance
Thunderstruck: John Wesley and the Ministry of Deliverance -- By Peter J. Bellini -- “For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high...
Beyond These Walls Propels Missions
"Beyond These Walls" Propels Missions -- By Lindsey Corley and Steve Beard -- “I believe God is doing a new thing, and I want to be a part of that new thing,” proclaimed the Rev. Dr. Jerry Kulah of Liberia during his opening plenary address at the “Beyond These Walls”...
Young People Drive Church Growth in Kyrgyzstan
Young People Drive Church Growth in Kyrgyzstan -- By Tim Tanton, KARA-BALTA, Kyrgyzstan (UM News) -- A mighty sound emanates from the small sanctuary where about 60 people, mostly youth and young adults, are praising God. They are packed shoulder-to-shoulder, lifting...
Praying for Camels
Praying for Camels -- By Jenifer Jones -- For a couple of TMS Global cross-cultural witnesses (CCWs), part of ministry includes praying for camels – by name. Richard Brown* and his wife Pam* serve an area of North Africa that hasn’t had much exposure to the gospel. At...
The God Who Sews
The God Who Sews -- By BJ Funk -- God just made creation, gives man the opportunity to name all of the animals, places restrictions on which tree was prohibited for food, and watches Adam and his wife attempting to cover their naked bodies with makeshift clothes. Leaf...
What the Regionalization Agenda Tells Us about the Future of the UMC, Part 1
What the Regionalization Agenda Tells Us about the Future of the UMC, Part 1 -- By Thomas Lambrecht -- In a recent article, Mainstream UMC (a centrist advocacy group within The United Methodist Church) outlines the case for the regionalization of the church. They...
