God In Our Secret Moments
By B.J. Funk - “It is always just possible that Jesus Christ meant what he said when he told us to seek the secret place and to close the door,” C.S. Lewis observed in God in the Dock. In the Beatitudes, Jesus said, “And when you pray, you are not to be like the...
Lifestyle Evangelism
By Thomas Lambrecht As a declining denomination in the midst of cultural headwinds becoming increasingly hostile to Christianity, we wonder how to be a growing, vital church. Although I have served as a pastor and have been a member of growing congregations at one...
Mexico: Ministry amid the drug wars
By Reed Hoppe The presence of drug cartels has plagued Mexico for decades. March 2010 saw a dramatic rise in the number of violent deaths in Mexico as two of the largest drug cartels declared war on one another. More than 22,700 people have been killed since President...
Giving a talk is the easy part…
By Duffy Robbins The hard part is getting them to give you a listen! It’s that time of year when youthworkers and Sunday school teachers are heading into a new school year, praying, brainstorming, dreaming, stressing, and panicking about how they will make biblical...
Church AIDS work makes a difference
By Linda Bloom In rural Zimbabwe, there is not much relief—physically or emotionally—for those dying from the complications of HIV/AIDS. But, by training nurses at United Methodist-related Mutambara Hospital and other hospitals, as well as educating volunteer...
Mission fields expand across the globe
By Elliott Wright In today’s world, Christian mission flows in all directions. The rapid growth of African, Asian, and Latin American missionaries, and the evolution of Western Europe into a mission field, are two of the major changes that have occurred in the hundred...
United Methodists discover renewal at Aldersgate
By Frank Billman “For I will pour water on the thirsty land, and streams on the dry ground; I will pour out my Spirit on your offspring, and my blessing on your descendents.” —Isaiah 44:3 Based on the above promise from God, the theme for Aldersgate 2010 was...
United Methodism embraces traditional view of marriage
By Linda Bloom Ten years ago, the Rev. Greg Dell was put on trial by the United Methodist Church for performing a same-sex union ceremony. Since then, a few states have legalized gay marriage and some mainline Protestant denominations, including the Episcopal Church...
