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”...
Messengers of Hope
Photos by David Parks - In the midst of waves of protests around the globe in response to the death of George Floyd, there were also worship services in communities that brought Christians of different ethnicities together to sing and pray, mourn and lament. In the...
Greet Every Saint
By Courtney Lott - “Greet all God’s people in Christ Jesus” (Philippians 4:21) It’s the simplest phrase tacked on to the end of a letter. One we possibly pass by quickly, viewing it as a nice sentiment, and little else. We may even believe it’s a command easily and...
Celebrating A Founding Father of Gospel Music
By Jim Patterson Disbelief is the most satisfying response Carole Boston Weatherford gets from children about her books featuring notable African Americans. “Kids just can’t believe that our nation allowed those kinds of injustices to visit upon so many people,” said...
Lord, Save Us
By David Watson - Here is a simple truth about the human condition: we cannot save ourselves. This assertion flies in the faith of so much Western individualism. We think of ourselves as agents who shape the world around us. We prize self-determination and...
Psalms: Open and Unafraid
By W. David O. Taylor In February 1995, I confessed my sins publicly in front of five hundred fellow students at the University of Texas in Austin. This took place at a concert of prayer sponsored by a parachurch campus ministry. Standing on the auditorium stage of a...
The Role of Conferences in the New Methodism
By Thomas Lambrecht - “Conferencing” is at the heart of Methodist history and tradition. In 1744, only a few years after starting the Methodist movement, John Wesley called together the small group of preachers who formed the core of the movement for a “conference”...
