It might take time or unexpected detours, it may show up in disguise like a trick or treater at the door, but you will…
Tag: Means of Grace
Glory, Suffering, and Sacred Space
Many traditions and cultures in and through which the Church has found its liveliness - growing tree-like in different climates and biomes - celebrate…
Taking the Journey Together: Witness in Crisis
I know a man who works at a large, warehouse-style home-improvement store. One day he shared a story about how to help people find…
Gathering in Worship Again: Ways to Mark Change
As many congregations return to gathering in new or partial ways after a period of virtual worship, there are both logistical challenges and shepherding…
Cómo es la Providencia
A veces parece que las personas que provienen de orígenes metodistas wesleyanos tienen una relación "a distancia" con la idea de la providencia. En…
Review: Dr. Rob Haynes Explores “Renew Your Wesleyan DNA”
What makes a Methodist a “Methodist”? This is an increasingly important question in the age of the rise of secularism, the decline of churches…
Resilient Prayer in Escalating Crisis: Video
Are you a leader facing escalating crises on multiple fronts? Enjoy this video from Managing Editor Elizabeth Glass Turner, on resilient prayer for leaders…
How Is Community Possible? A Note from Nouwen
In 2,000 years of church history, you will find an ebb and flow of opportunities seized and opportunities lost. While church history is often…
Elizabeth Glass Turner ~ Living with Gracious Conviction
These habits will help form a posture of communicating – of living – with gracious conviction. Most of them rely on humility in action; they show and shape perspective at the same time. They are habits learned as we follow Jesus around as his apprentices. They don’t always come easily; as we learn, we still fall short. But this is the Jesus way. We can’t do less – and by God’s grace, it will become easier.