An Open Letter to Women Who Lead
A while back, a colleague reached out with deep frustration over some incident or another that caused her gender to bump up against her calling. I felt her pain. It
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The difference between spiritual friendship and friendly conversation
Today, I give this space to Rev. Christopher Goss, who serves on our team at Mosaic as the Pastor of Worship Arts, Youth, and Young Adults. I can personally attest
Pure Grace: Wesley’s take on supernatural ministry
I’ve become convinced that Jesus’ anointing and commission in Luke 9:1-2 is a key passage for understanding Jesus’ intentions for the Body of Christ on earth. This commission to take
Supernatural Ministry in the UMC
This article ran this week on the WCA website. I’m reposting it here in its entirety for those who may not travel in UMC circles with the prayer that the
Five ways to win the next generation to Christ
David Platt says the family has responsibility for children in the home, but church is responsible for the Great Commission. And the Great Commission teaches us to make disciples. Here
Do you know the General Rules of our Church?
This post is excerpted from The 19, published this year by Abingdon Press. The 19 explores the 19 questions asked of those intending to preach in the Methodist Church since
Division Within
There is a line in Paul’s letter to the Ephesians that grabs me. Paul is teaching this young church about the nature of Jesus and what this Messiah has accomplished
Jesus is a dangerous idea (or, why reciting the Apostles’ Creed is a subversive act)
Jesus is a dangerous idea. That was the answer Peter Hitchens gave at The Festival of Dangerous Ideas in Australia in 2014. They’d gotten their theme, I’m sure, from The
Stay in it (part one)
Do you have books on your bookshelf just for the title? You haven’t even read the book and aren’t sure you need to; the title all by itself is enough.
Belonging, Believing and Behaving: The Sense of a Faithful United Methodist
The Babylon Bee, a satirical website that pokes fun at Christian culture, recently posted a marvelously ironic “news piece” with this heading: “Pastor Surprised to Learn His Church Has Statement
What grace feels like (or, what I learned from a roomful of missionaries)
I spent seven days in Costa Rica with about 95 missionaries and assorted others who support them through The Mission Society. I had the great pleasure of teaching daily on
Isn’t this supposed to be fun?
When you’ve seen one, the next one becomes easier to spot. That’s how C. S. Lewis begins to describe (in his seminal work, Mere Christianity) a new kind of person —
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