But Grace Said …
But Grace Said ... By B.J. Funk On that painful morning, his words cut deep into my heart. I had driven the forty-five- minutes-drive the night before as soon as I got the call. Daddy was now with the Lord, and I went to be with my mother. Her kind preacher stayed...
TMS Global has a new CEO
TMS Global has a new CEO “Thirty years ago, I never would have guessed that God would use our team’s tiny church plant in Kazakhstan to raise up pastors and many believers who now live in 11 countries around the world,” tells Dr. James “Jim” Ramsay, TMS...
Light That Candle! Advent as a Season of Resistance
Light That Candle! Advent as a Season of Resistance By Suzanne Nicholson (Firebrandmag.com) EXCERPT: Austere Advent decorations can provide a powerful witness, a deep testimony to suffering. But the basic purpose of Advent is to point us to Christ—both to remember his...
The Marks of a Methodist 5: Freedom
The Marks of a Methodist 5: Freedom By Thomas Lambrecht We have been examining the characteristics of Methodist Christianity in homage to John Wesley’s The Character of a Methodist, but based on the 1960 book by Bishop Gerald Kennedy, The Marks of a Methodist. We have...
Faithful from the Start
Faithful from the Start - By Jenifer Jones - It’s 84 degrees when church begins at 10:00 A.M. The high for Monterrey, Mexico is forecast at 102 today. Pastor Florencio Guzman puts on his suit jacket and steps behind the pulpit. The building has no air conditioning....
Divisions in Africa
Divisions in Africa - By Thomas Lambrecht - Recent meetings have clarified a developing divide in Africa between some bishops and other leaders who want to remain in The United Methodist Church and other leaders who are seeing the need to disaffiliate. The question...
Warm Hearts and Extended Hands
Warm Hearts and Extended Hands - By Kimberly Reisman - One of the joys of leading World Methodist Evangelism (WME) is witnessing the transformative work of the Holy Spirit through the worldwide Wesleyan Methodist movement. The children of John Wesley have a unique...
Gulp of Forgiveness
Gulp of Forgiveness - By B.J. Funk - Nowhere is the sting of hurt more prominent than in your church. Pain received is more hurtful in church because it’s just not supposed to happen there. That’s the one place we can count on to be filled with love. That’s the one...
