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Enjoy the rich insight provided by people who so care for our souls that they challenge our defected versions of spirituality. Today, read an excerpt from the Father of Methodist Missions, Thomas Coke.
Enjoy the rich insight provided by people who so care for our souls that they challenge our defected versions of spirituality. Today, read an excerpt from the Father of Methodist Missions, Thomas Coke.
See the a new Faithlife Study Bible that is absolutely free, read some stories dealing with faith and civil issues, Old Testament genocide, and a growing Cuban church this week on Sunday Best.
John Calvin | This week we move forward to the time of the Protestant Reformation for inspiration in our morning walk. Hear the thoughts and prayers of people committed to the cause of Christ.
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Parenting is difficult on its own, but when you add a teenager with Facebook at her fingertips in a moment of anger — it’s downright HARD. A particular youtube video showing a father’s punishment and retaliation to that kind of situation has gone viral. After responding to his daughters malicious remarks, he shoots her laptop. Veteran youth minister, Bob Swan, discusses how these difficult times can be the best teaching moments.
J.D. Walt, Seedbed Sower in Chief continues his series of articles entitled, Social Wisdom for Social Media. In this article he deals with the impact iPhones, Androids, etc. have on the quality of our lives and relationships and particularly on our ability to pay attention to what matters most.
The formation of children is the formation of the future, the shaping of history. Catherine the Great of Russia is a perfect example of this. Noted missions expert and author, Dr. Howard Snyder, explains how her life holds a timely lesson for us today about spiritual formation.
Dinesh Kumar met Jesus on a train. At the age of 24 the lifelong Hindu met a man on his daily commute reading a Bible. “Do you read your Bible daily,” Kumar asked. The man responded, “Are you Christian… would you be interested in hearing the Gospel or hearing about Jesus Christ?”
Remarks by John Piper that Christianity is a masculine religion have stirred a heated debate across the web. Pastor Matt O’Reilly offers some encouragement for men and women who are struggling with the implications of this assessment.
This post is a follow-up to last week’s post entitled: Why Abstinence Isn’t Working In America. University Minister Guy Chmieleski explains why celibacy and discipleship could help us maintain our “sexual sanity.” Guy defines discipleship and poses some difficult questions that are essential to consider to fight sexual sin.
With the release of Rob Bell’s Love Wins and the ensuing cyber storm online and now the flurry of books written in response, it is safe to say that interest in Hell has spiked over the last several months. Dr. Steve Seamands shares his top resources on Hell.
What is the Gospel? Are we reducing it to simply a gospel of sin management? or is it most expansive? Scot McKnight’s newest book, The King Jesus Gospel, tackles that question offering a fresh perspective on an age-old question. This Seedbed summary breaks down the book and offers a Wesleyan perspective on it. Read this summary to find out if this book is one that would be helpful to your ministry.