To Contend for the Faith
To Contend for the Faith By David F. Watson Jude 3 weighs on me: “Beloved, while eagerly preparing to write to you about the salvation we share, I find it necessary to write and appeal to you to contend for the faith that was once for all entrusted to the saints.” We...
Your Journey Matters
Your Journey Matters By Shane Stanford May/June 2024 Our journeys matter. Yes, our destination is important, but it is the journey that makes us who we are. Some of my sweetest memories are of family road trips over the years. My wife and daughters and I have...
A Life of Sacrifice
A Life of Sacrifice By Thomas Lambrecht “For even the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many” (Mark 10:45). This verse is sometimes called the “theme verse” of the Gospel of Mark. It encapsulates in one sentence...
Finding God’s “New Thing”
By Thomas Lambrecht -- As The United Methodist Church goes through this season of disaffiliation, there is much change ahead. Many disaffiliating congregations are uniting with the Global Methodist Church, forming a new Methodist expression that continues our historic...
Judicial Council Mandates Extra General Conference
By Thomas Lambrecht -- In two decisions just released, the Judicial Council has clarified several matters related to the upcoming 2024 General Conference and addressed some shortcomings in the Congo Central Conference. Another General Conference In Decision 1451, the...
Let’s Do Better
By Rob Renfroe -- When it comes to how to handle our time together leading up to General Conference, we United Methodists need to do better. As those presently remaining in the UM Church research which option forward suits them best, our conversations seem to be led...
Growth of Global Methodists
By Keith Boyette -- The process of church disaffiliation has completed its second wave, with churches disaffiliating through special sessions of their annual conferences in the fall. This piecemeal process of disaffiliation is not what we had hoped for when I joined...
Surprise at the Tomb
By Kimberly Constant -- Every spring as nature awakens from its winter slumber and life bursts forth anew, the church revisits the heart of the gospel message. An old rugged cross. The discovery of an empty tomb. The wonder of a risen Lord. The promise of an eternal...
