Fasting is a means whereby the Holy Spirit indwells his people to do something for him, in his stead, and by his power.
We must break free from the whole concept of a “devotional” or even a “spiritual” life. The second half of the gospel invites and empowers a comprehensive new way of living.
Biblical singleness more closely aligns to the concept of “single-minded focus” or “exclusivity of intent” or the “undivided life.”
Recently, there has been a surge of attention on healthy models of marriage ministries within churches. Singles ministry, however, seems to be left out in this renewed understanding of better ministry models. Keith Turner weighs in on some ideas for a better ministry model for singles.
1) Remember both marriage and singleness portray elements of the gospel. Christ’s sacrificial love for the church portrays a person’s love for their spouse. The church’s submissive love to Christ portrays a person’s submissive love
Our journey towards becoming a missional church across southeast Michigan has been filled with countless Aha moments. For me, one of the most transformative came when I was attempting to answer a question it seems
Every church has at least one. You know—the sweet and well-intentioned elderly lady who is always telling you about her grandson or neighbor’s daughter. She genuinely wants to see you settled down with a “sweet
On a recent Sunday, we celebrated the sacrament of baptism, received by the child of a new family who joined that same day. After asking questions of faith and commitment of the parents, I turned
In union with Jesus, we can wash feet—we can love one another in this way.
We work toward unity, with all his strength at work within us, until we see Jesus face-to-face.
What follows is an account of the biblical doctrine of creation, as taught by John Wesley and early Methodism.
