Between Two Worlds
We live between the divine and the human in this world we call home. Thankfully, we have One who bridges that gap, allowing us to live and minister Between Two Worlds.
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Helping refugees in your community
Would you consider personally working with refugees in your community? Here are some helpful things to note as you set out to love your neighbors.
7 questions for the new Wesleyan movement
Is a new Wesleyan movement possible in the future? David Drury poses seven important questions in discussing the possibility.
Dropping off God’s Word
As I recently dropped off my daughter for her freshman year of college I left behind a simple box, the most important one to make the trip in the vehicle.
David Drury discusses church myths
David Drury, chief of staff to the General Superintendent of The Wesleyan Church, helps debunk some cultural myths surrounding evangelicalism. He joins two other church leaders in the conversation.
How Wesley’s class meetings really started
John Wesley’s classes were small accountability groups that met to help encourage each other to do right and resist temptation.
A Hollywood movie that can inform the Church’s response to homosexuals
Lenny Luchetti believes the Church can learn how to respond to homosexuals by watching Denzel Washington’s character in the 1993 movie “Philadelphia.”
La carnada correcta
¿Estás confiando demasiado en tu equipo para ganar a la gente para Jesús? ¿Tienes la “carnada” correcta? ¿Se muestra el amor de Jesús en tus palabras y acciones hacia los demás?
The right bait
We can do our best to convince people around us to accept Jesus as Savior. And while the Holy Spirit is the One to persuade, Jesus still asks us to be messengers. Do you have the right “bait”?
Modern snake oil tastes like revenge
There is still a type of snake oil prevalent in our society to which many people fall prey–revenge. Mark Holmes offers the true and satisfying cure for emotional pain.
What will be your encore?
Dean Edgett was a faithful man who loved his wife and family. But that love also extended into the lives of Kingswood University faculty, staff, and students. Many share their memories here.
Small potatoes
Someone once said, “Big potatoes rise to the top on rough roads, and tough people rise to the top in rough times.”
I was the one
A long-term Wesleyan missionary serving in a restricted access country humbly shares some of his own heart-struggles as he comes to grip with leading while dying to self.
No code necessary
We have become a society that talks in code, often via text messaging. It can sometimes be confusing if you don’t know the “LOL” or “TTYL” lingo.
Gratitude: a cross-cultural virtue
I nearly missed opportunity to be grateful recently when I spoke at Camp Cedarbrook in the Adirondacks as part of their 50th anniversary
Video: Being the church in a pagan society
Should we expect the secular society around us to live by our Christian standards? How do we minister in a post-Christian culture? Jacob Thurston examines both subjects in this six-minute video.
Trees are conspicuous in God’s redemptive story
Last year, I read through the Bible underlining everything Scripture says about trees. From the Tree of Life (Genesis) to the Tree of Life (Revelation), I discovered a forest with deep roots in faith.
How can you help develop others?
True leaders develop the people around them. Jim Dunn asks four questions that will help leaders gauge if they are developing well those they lead.
What now? After the Supreme Court’s marriage decision
What does the Supreme Court ruling mean for churches that remain committed to traditional marriage? Could our constitutional guarantee of free exercise of religion be abridged?
Talking about or to the world?
When you disagree with someone or a situation, how do you handle it? Jim Dunn offers 5 practical steps to respond in a Christlike manner.
U.S. citizenship: a privilege and responsibility
I was “checked in my heart” at my fairly casual attitude about becoming a U.S. citizen, especially when I realized my entrance into the country had not been fraught with danger or escape of hardship.
Response to 2015 Supreme Court ruling on same-sex marriage
The Wesleyan Church continues to hold that marriage is an institution created by God and must be between one man and one woman. At the same time, we are compelled by the love of Christ to care for all
Wesleyan Discipline paragraphs regarding sexuality and same-sex marriage
Discipline and biblical references regarding human sexuality and the implications for same-sex marriage
From China to Charleston, Christianity works
Dr. Everett Piper discusses why Christianity works across cultural lines in both hemispheres. Both a homosexual atheist and former advisor to the President agree.
