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The Sanctifying Power of Refusing Secrets
When Jesus had finished saying all these things, he said to his disciples, “As you know, Passover begins in two days, and the Son of Man will be handed over to be
Apostolic Activity and the Job Description of a Bishop
But as the believers rapidly multiplied, there were rumblings of discontent. The Greek-speaking believers complained about the Hebrew-speaking believers, saying that their widows were being discriminated against in the daily distribution
Is it a movement?
The trend these days is to call the thing you’re involved with a movement. “Its more than a message (or a group, or an event or a denomination, or a
What in the world have we been doing?
The following update from the GMC Assembly of Bishops was shared by video last week in a Connectional Conversations webinar. For those of us who absorb better in print, here
Kindness is not dead.
In the last few days, I’ve experienced authentic kindness from strangers. The opportunity came as a result of a big mistake on my part. I stopped at an iStore in
How Christmas Heals Our Divided Lives
Who will rescue me from this body that is subject to death? Thanks be to God, who delivers me through Jesus Christ our Lord! — Romans 7:25a I’m thinking about the
Faithfulness and the Prayer of the Frustrated
The following piece was first published in Asbury Seminary’s Advent Meditations, released this month by FirstFruits (Asbury’s Open Press). I am sharing it here so you’ll know about the devotional
12 Steps of Santification (I mean … Recovery)
What if I told you that with half a dozen people, you could start a ministry in your church that teaches people how to disciple each other out of brokenness
When Jesus Prays for Unity
“My prayer is not for them alone. I pray also for those who will believe in me through their message, that all of them may be one, Father, just as you are
Pray that we will be kind.
I’ve been the pastor of Mosaic Church for more than nineteen years, so my relationship with many in our community is deep. We are a small but healthy church, with
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The Sanctifying Power of Refusing Secrets
Apostolic Activity and the Job Description of a Bishop
Is it a movement?
What in the world have we been doing?
