When Troy Waugh felt a call from God, he took more than a leap of faith. He took a 444-mile walk! 'Every day God was with me.'
When Troy Waugh felt a call from God, he took more than a leap of faith. He took a 444-mile walk! 'Every day God was with me.'
United Methodist dads from across the world give us low-cost, high value ideas about what they really want for their special day.
I write this letter with an aching heart. I have heard the pain in the voices of so many of you, wondering if it is time to “shake the dust off” and leave your local church. As your bishop, I cannot ask you to stay in a place where your soul cannot be at rest. However, I will share with you why I, a
When children are in their early elementary school years, their minds are actually at the peak time for easy rote memorization. And yet, many Protestant churches begin formal confirmation instruction years after this formative period. What are the effects of this lapse in time? Too often, young teens fall away from their church after confirmation—a(...)
What makes us happy? A United Methodist pastor and a professor agree that it is not about externals we receive or achieve, but an 'inside job.'
United Methodists can find ways to make a difference in the lives of immigrants.
This is no time for fear or outrage or politicizing.
There is an intensifying controversy in the church all over the world regarding the age of the earth.
What are some of the reasons that churches in the U.S. are losing members? What can be done to stop this bleeding? How can you help? The Decline of the American Church You might not be surprised that Brazil is the number one receiving nation of foreign missionaries in the world but you might be …
What modern church doesn’t call itself a “community”? Yet for how many is it real? How many churches form disciples intimately connected enough to call themselves Christ’s “body”? How many churches form disciples who know the relational arts that create a robust unity? How many form disciples practiced in the ways of sacrificial love?
Secular organizers started their own congregations. But to succeed, they need to do a better job of imitating religion.
As The United Methodist Church heads toward possible separation, a pastor reflects on what history can teach us.
Hundreds of United Methodist churches have built up a brand as the place to go for pumpkins
A Christian is someone who, by virtue of his reconciliation with God, has been reconciled to God’s people.
What does it look like to be the salt of the earth? For one thing, it might look like Christians welcoming sinners and eating with them.
When you are in need, let the body serve. You will be better off for it, and you will get a chance to experience the ministry of the church to you.
Have you wondered how an elderly person on a small fixed income can pay an electric bill that has increased dramatically? Or how an impoverished family can feed several children breakfasts and lunches on days when there is no school? Or what happens when food stamps are cut, with insuffici
The tax code allows for some strange political shenanigans.
The new research that shows religion to be growing in intensity as "moderate" believers leave contains good news, but it also raises issues for churches.
Appreciation, modeling, serving among ways United Methodists teach and learn gratitude.
Before we parted I had taken the opportunity to ask a daring question. “No preacherly pressure or guilt intended,” I said, “But I need to ask about the English Church. Many people feel the US is going the way of European secularism, and the US Church may also become a casualty. So, I need to know wh