Why I Support the Separation Plan
Responses to the proposed plan for separation could hardly be more divergent. Some are shouting “hallelujah” and others are feeling dismissed, even sold out. We need to remember that nothing is final until General Conference has voted. There are several components of...
The Birthdate of Methodism?
By Frank H. Billman - What date would you choose for the birthdate of Methodism? The General Conference of the Methodist Church of England met in 1837 and a committee of preachers and laymen was assembled to put together a celebration of the Centennial, the first...
Archive: Conference Celebrates Holy Spirit
Archive: Conference Celebrates Holy Spirit By Diane Knippers, Associate Editor UM charismatics gathered for a second national conference on the Holy Spirit last August 7-10 in Indianapolis, Indiana. Sponsored by the UM Renewal Services Fellowship (UMRSF), the...
Archive: Winning Out Over Worry
Archive: Winning Out Over Worry Some helpful thoughts on a universal human problem by Philip E. Worth, Pastor, First United Methodist Church, Collingswood, New Jersey On the editorial page of the New York Times an article appeared that is typical of the anxiety that...
Archive: C. S. Lewis: Exmas in Niatirb
Archive: C. S. Lewis: Exmas in Niatirb (a lost chapter from Herodotus) A satire from his book "God in the Dock". Published by Wm. B. Eerdmans. Used by permission. And beyond this there lies in the ocean, turned towards the west and north, the island of Niatirb...
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....
