By Brother Matt Henson As a preacher’s kid, I literally grew up in the church. We would attend Sunday morning worship and Sunday evening worship. For the most part, our Sunday morning worship songs would come from the hymnal, while the Sunday evening songs would incorporate another smaller songbook that included choruses and newer songs […]
By Brother Stephen Rankin When I was a kid in the 1960s, the Methodist churches that my father served as pastor were still having Sunday evening worship. The churches were small, and especially on Sunday evenings, a relative few of the regular congregation—maybe ten or fifteen—came back for the evening service. These times were always […]
By Gary K. Wheeler “Chick” was his nickname. He was my pastor as I grew up in a United Methodist Church in the early 1970s. He had the joy of the Lord, the words of an evangelist, and the heart of a shepherd. My family and I were saved under his leadership, and he introduced […]
By Gary K. Wheeler I grew up in a United Methodist Church that used the 1964 Methodist Hymnal. It had what I thought were all the great hymns of the faith. It wasn’t until orientation week at Asbury College my freshman year that I was introduced to Great is Thy Faithfulness, which became my class […]
By Brother John Davis “Oh Lord, my God When I, in awesome wonder Consider all the worlds Thy hands have made I see the stars, I hear the rolling thunder, Thy power throughout the universe displayed.” Earlier this summer I was blessed to be able to drive through Colorado, Wyoming, Montana, Idaho, Washington, Oregon, […]
By Brother Steve Rankin I don’t think I’ll ever forget the day Kirk (not his real name), an outstanding student and classic big man on campus, came to my office to talk to me about something he had done. He had gone to a party to celebrate an award he had won. Contrary to his […]
By Brother Tom Albin Intercessory Prayer: 1 Tim. 2:1-2. Paul’s letter to Timothy includes these words: First of all, then, I urge that supplications, prayers, intercessions, and thanksgivings be made for everyone, for kings and all who are in high positions, so that we may lead a quiet and peaceable life in all godliness and […]
By Brother Matthew Henson Our hands are powerful. They can bring comfort to a wounded person, while they can also be tools of anger, evil, and violence. Our hands serve a purpose to construct havens of rest, and to provide the surgical work to bring healing in people’s lives. Our hands are also important in […]
By Brother Matthew Henson In my travels, I have the blessing of joining many congregations in their Sunday morning worship experiences. I have participated in traditional, liturgical worship experiences; contemporary worship experiences with talented worship teams; and a blend of both guitars and drums with organ and piano. No matter the “type” of worship experience, […]
In September 2024, I traveled to Malawi, Africa to grow our ministry partnership with Jesus Power Ministries and Bishop John Chirwa. In my first trip in 2023, I was introduced to a few villages, and the amazing ministry God is doing through Jesus Power Ministries in all parts of Malawi. On this second trip, we […]
