Purple Fish
Filled with humor and heartwarming stories, author Mark O. Wilson presents in Purple Fish an approach for sharing Jesus that is engaging, nonthreatening, and genuine.
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What are you living for?
“He really cared well for my mom. He’s really an exceptional man, very Christ-like in his demeanor and attitude.” Read what one man said about Ebola patient Dr. Kent Brantly.
Put on something happy
A disgruntled customer demanded a channel change while watching TV in a restaurant. Upon hearing this request, Jim Dunn began reflecting on happiness in life.
School day prayers
As the school year begins, here are some specific ways to pray for your children as they head back to the classroom.
Health battle turns into blessing
Kim Lawson never understood why God allowed her battle with rheumatoid arthritis to continue. Then she began to meet others who needed encouragement as they battled their own disease.
Motorcycle accident results in surrendered suffering
Rev. Marvin Lamb endured numerous injuries after a motorcycle wreck. Yet through all his suffering, his faith in God never wavered.
The day I took my ring off
What do we do, those of us who really want to see our marriages succeed? We work on the most important relationship. And it’s not our marriage.
Stuck
Months went by as I met with Isaac each week. I still had no clue why we were meeting. Then, Sunday, December 9, 2012, happened.
A mobile epiphany
An epiphany is a new thought or insight or an experience of sudden and striking realizations. Something clearly appears when an epiphany takes place. Where do you need Jesus to appear today?
A grocery contest and answered prayer
A Wesleyan pastor doubts his wife’s prayer to win a grocery contest and is surprised in the end.
Mark Wilson’s new book, Purple Fish
In his new book, Wesleyan pastor Mark Wilson says both Christians and non-Christians alike are uncomfortable with evangelism.
President Wright expresses gratitude at the one-year mark
David Wright, president of Indiana Wesleyan University, reflects on his first year as IWU’s ninth president.
Flood over me
Sometimes we need God to bring a power-generating flood into our hearts, similar to how a physical flood can infringe upon a town.
The Gideon in you
If you have been putting something off, why not stand back, take a fresh look, and begin again. Sometimes you never know what you can do until you try.
Event Discipleship
We were not made to go through life just from event to event. Rather, we are wired to go through everyday life with one another.
Two callings-one house
God whispered, “Marian, I’ve called you to stay. You have vision for community and for simplicity. You wanted to move to where it was already in place, but I’ve given you a blank canvas.”
His Presence in a Place: Reflections on a Journey to Israel
Israel is known as a place of rich of history, religion and spirituality. It’s not only a nation. It’s a mosaic of a land laden with history, a people marked by faith…
First Day
Brush lines the sand road, the temperature is already 90◦ at 9:00 a.m. We drive up to the Bible college seeing students’ children playing on the wooden handmade jungle gym.
Summer Employment
Regardless of your need for a job this summer, join me in a season of summer employment. What will you work on this summer?
Fifteen minutes for eternity
Famous television chefs tell us that entire gourmet meals can be assembled in 900 seconds or fifteen minutes. This time frame can be used in thousands of ways. Or, it can be wasted.
I love The Wesleyan Church
I love Jesus most, but while participating in a recent General Board Meeting of The Wesleyan Church, I realized how much I love the church of my youth.
NICU-induced exhaustion
I wish I heard my baby boy’s cry in the middle of the night. I wish I were dragging myself out of bed to feed him every three hours. But I’m not. And I’m not sure when that will happen.
How to change the world in 7 days
I wish every Christian could experience a short-term mission and every pastor could lead one. It will change your world, I promise.
On submission
My prayers contained anger at times as I struggled to understand God’s purpose in bringing me to a difficult place. I then realized I had two choices.
