Charles Wesley and the Poetry of Revival
By Ryan Danker -- We all know the words of his hymns. For anyone in the Wesleyan movement and many beyond, his words speak to our experience of conversion, assurance, and even sanctification. Of course, I’m not talking about John Wesley. I’m talking about his younger...
After Disaffiliation
By Jason Vickers -- For God so loved the world. So begins the Gospel of Jesus Christ. God does not need the world. God in no way depends upon the world. The world’s existence is sheer grace. It is a fitting expression of God’s loving nature. God loves the world – so...
Harriet: AME Zion Heroine on Big screen
Harriet: AME Zion Heroine on Big screen By Courtney Lott - Harriet Tubman, the fearless conductor of the Underground Railroad, escaped slavery in 1849. She found refuge at a nearby farm and eventually made her way to Pennsylvania. Marveling at her newfound freedom,...
Soul Food
By Steve Beard - In the grand scheme of things, it may seem like an insignificant victory – but Eddie O’Neill sees it from a different vantage point. In July, Sunday services finally were begun for Christian prisoners at a medium-security London mental health unit –...
The Epic of Eden
By Sandra Richter - The Bible, in all its parts, is intended to communicate to humanity the realities of redemption. Over the centuries, the church has stumbled when it has forgotten this truth, and has thereby, ironically, damaged the authority of the book from which...
What Does it Mean to be a Wesleyan Christian?
What Does it Mean to be a Wesleyan Christian? By David F. Watson - John Wesley (1703-1791) believed that God had raised up the people called Methodists to “reform the nation, particularly the church, and to spread scriptural holiness over the land” (“Minutes of...
Ascend Through Descent
By Philip Yancy - It began with a gathering at Denver’s snazzy Convention Center. I had agreed to host a forum with sixty business leaders before the Colorado Prayer Luncheon, but as a freelancer with precious little business experience, I had to search for something...
Conferences Mull Denomination’s Future
By Kathy L. Gilbert (UMNS) - Several United Methodist annual conferences meeting this summer looked at plans for a new Methodism centered around how to divide The United Methodist Church. More than 20 of the regional gatherings rejected the Traditional Plan approved...
