Thinking Through a Split
By Thomas Lambrecht - The recently announced separation plan called the “Protocol of Reconciliation and Grace Through Separation” has aroused many reactions in and beyond the church. Some are satisfied and even hopeful that the long-running conflict in our church can...
Dreams for a New Church
By Chris Ritter - There is good reason to believe that the United Methodist Separation Protocol will be approved early at the 2020 General Conference and today’s United Methodist denomination will give way to two separate churches, each different from anything we have...
Archive: “All Flesh is Grass….”
Archive: “All Flesh is Grass….” As nation rises against nation, can this depressing statement comfort us? By Rev. Dr. John Oswalt, Associate Professor of Biblical Languages and Literature, Asbury Theological Seminary Part I The voice said, "Cry." And I said, "What...
Archive: How Joyce Got Her Bible
Archive: How Joyce Got Her Bible A personal testimony by Joyce Eblen, Co-pastor, Carthage Christian Church, Cincinnati, Ohio American Bible Society 1865 Broadway New York, New York 10023 To Whom it may Concern: I know you receive many stories about what happens to the...
Archive: I Was A Catatonic Christian
How a UM woman exchanged her tepid, cultural religion for a vibrant, Christ-centered faith. She confesses ... I Was A Catatonic Christian by Margie Jones, Amarillo, Texas Most nominal Christians do not refer to themselves as lukewarm. I know because I was one....
Archive: What Francis Asbury Believed
Archive: What Francis Asbury Believed Setting a decisive pattern for the church he launched, the first American bishop apparently took little time to write about the essentials of faith. Instead, he busily put Scriptural Christianity into action. by Robert D. Wood On...
Is there reality in our worship?
Is there reality in our worship By John R. W. Stott November/December 1979 The Christian Church is fundamentally a worshiping community. According to I Peter 2:5,9 it is a holy priesthood, a royal priesthood whose function is to offer to God the spiritual sacrifices...
Francis Asbury: Super Circuit Rider II
Francis Asbury: Super Circuit Rider II Charles Ludwig (1918-2002) November/December 1979 Good News “America! You go to America and, and leave Elizabeth and me alone?” exclaimed Joseph Asbury, straining across the butterfly table. “You can’t do that. ... Mother and I...
