Bringing hospitality to Chicago’s most vulnerable
When we recoil in fear and allow terror to gain space in our hearts, we are stepping away from God’s invitation to make all things new.
Inspiration
Lay leader remains optimistic despite cancer challenges
A Canadian man has battled cancer for years. But his hope remains rooted in Christ as he lives each day with the disease.
We are all the ministers
As pastors, our job is to equip the ministers in our church. If we equip well and, they, in turn minister well, then the church may rise up as more essential and grace-filled than any time in recent Western history.
Beloved educator remembered
Janet Thompson sacrificially loved like Jesus.
A providential God in uncertain times
We all have had our normal lives disrupted by this COVD-19 pandemic, but it is important for us to realize that we are people of faith, not fear.
An abundance of caution and love: why we need the Church
We have, as we should, an abundance of caution these days. But do we have an abundance of love?
Holiness and the coronavirus virus
Historically, the Church has always stepped up to the plate; let’s not let this time be any different.
What I’m learning about humanity and divinity from the coronavirus
I was exposed to COVID-19 and have been quarantined.
Lent abandonment
Lent is a season of preparation and sacrifice. It can also be a season of abandonment, whether sin, a bad direction, or even a dream. What can you abandon this Lent season?
Mighty Haviland fought for freedom
One unlikely heroine of the Underground Railroad was Laura Smith Haviland.
Earthquakes: breaking down strongholds in the New Year
We pray that this nation — formerly ruled by a Communist dictator and before that a Muslim regime — will cry out and seek God in new and greater ways.
To tell the truth
Have you noticed how often one lie seems to require another and another, just to prop up the first one?
Christmas presence
It has been our family tradition every Christmas day, since our firstborn experienced his first Christmas 12 years ago, to begin Christmas day with a time of celebrating Jesus’ birthday.
The incarnation
At the beginning of this Advent season, we want to set the record straight about Jesus.
Learning about God’s love
The goal of our services is to simply remember that God loves us and keep showing up.
Life after falling
A Wesleyan pastor shares the highs and lows, the victories and sorrows, that followed after he fell 450 feet off an Oregon mountain.
Personal decisions have communal impact
When disciples make faith professions and when a community celebrates baptism, we witness personal decisions that have far-reaching implications for the community of believers.
You are new
A few bad decisions can result in a lot of misery. But all is not lost.
The most beautiful snow cone maker
Sometimes a small gift can be used to show a great love.
Greatly forgiven
Sometimes, it’s really easy to get into the routine of church and traditions and to forget that Jesus is in the forgiveness business.
Two hammers: the problem with comparisons
Comparison with others is always a dead-end street, leading to inferiority or arrogance.
Death and dying
“What if the sun dies while people are still on earth?” This question posed by my son caused me to reflect on the death and resurrection of Jesus.
An uncommon grace at a common place
The breathtaking transcendence of the reality of the resurrection was revealed during one of the most ordinary, routine things we do: eating a meal.
Digging a pit or building a mountain
When we choose a positive attitude, we take our shovel full of positivity and begin to build a mountain that provides a higher perspective.
