A new story for a new year
Vacation was still a couple weeks away, and my anxiety was high. One day, I sensed God say to me, “I want to give Andrew a new story, but you must let me.”
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Without incarnation there is no Christmas
Jesus came from heaven to earth and took on humanity, knowing full well that his mission would culminate in his sacrificial death on the cross.
Out of the darkness
If I’m not careful, the darkness can set in to my spirit.
Water is life
In 14 years, World Hope International has drilled 1,227 wells, providing water to 845,000 people. Only God knows the number of lives saved by these wells that produce safe drinking water.
Problem of pain
Life is not always a celebration, and pain is deeply real. But God is still present in the midst of extreme pain.
On nourishment of the body: an adoptive mother’s thoughts
You can survive with the basic elements, but you can thrive with the proper nourishment. There is a difference.
A stony heart
The Lord convicted me one day as I heard him say, “What are you doing to bring hope to those in need?” On that day, I realized the state of my heart.
Microwaved salmon with peanut butter
A Kingswood student compares how theology handled inadequately can sometimes taste like bad cooking.
After 500 years, a personal reformation
Martin Luther, a German theologian, did not intend to start a movement in the 16th century. But it is because of this movement, that The Wesleyan Church exists today.
Is Humor an Organizational Value?
On the day Chris and his friend went in to see how bad the cancer was, the duo ended up laughing through most of the daunting procedure.
The Tale of a Coffee Cup
Here in Albania, coffee took on new meaning. Large mugs morphed into small tiny cups, decorated lavishly with floral patterns.
God and Siri: Proceed to the Route!
Sometimes I don’t know where God is taking me.I’ve been doing my own version of recalculating my route, asking God what is the next turn, the next road, the next move. But he reminded me that he is totally in control of where I’m going.
Missional Churches: a ZIP Code Strategy
The ZIP code may be important for mail delivery, but within The Wesleyan Church there is a desire to see a “transforming presence in every ZIP code.”
Messengers of Grace
We have a neighbor who is the strangest person I’ve ever met. He is intelligent and well-read, but physically very ill which leads to some very odd behaviors. The other neighbors want nothing to do with him. He is an outcast. To add fuel to the fire there were three...
La Vida en Color: Life in Color
De igual manera es la vida del ser humano, la podemos mirar de diferentes colores y esto tiene que ver muchas veces de cómo estén nuestras circunstancias y todo lo que nos rodea.
”She’s 4 Years Old, and Wishes She was White”
A little girl’s desire to change her skin color is taking a Wesleyan pastor and his family on a journey they never expected.
Grieving Loss and Welcoming Grace
A pastor’s wife speaks on an unexpected life of limitations.
Why is it important to be part of a local church?
We need Christ and we need each other–that truth won’t change. The church is the greatest force on earth to that end.
Whose neighbor are you?
Who is your neighbor anyway?
Five necessities of soul care
These five components are necessary in regularly caring for your soul.
Two arms and two legs
If you were born with two arms and two legs you are capable of anything.
Emily Fussner: broken down and made new
Emily Fussner is an inspiration to many people. And not just because she makes beautiful art.
Perfection
I am a recovering perfectionist, paired with a lifelong struggle of laziness: if I am going to do something, I want to do it extremely well or not at all.
Worship and the art of remembering
What does remembering the past have to do with worship?”
