When someone helps the pastor,
Lonnie Davis Wesley, III, The Seven: Taking a Closer Look at What It Means to Be a Deacon, p. 81
THE CHURCH GROWS,
THE WORD GROWS,
and THE LEADERS GROW!
We are in the process of releasing a new book under our EnerPower Press imprint, which will be available at First United Methodist Church of Pensacola starting August 21, and should soon be available in major online retailers. It is edited by Rev. Geoffrey Lentz, and includes contributions by many members of First United Methodist…
by Chris Eyres, an Energion Publications editor and former English solicitor. I’ve just listened to an interview with Walter Brueggemann on the topic of money, and as a result have his book on the subject on my wish list. I wrote a fair amount about property a little while ago (this is a link…
Here’s some highlights from this delightful reflection on the Trinity: For the Trinity to truly have value for my faith experience, it will have to be more than a philosophical construct. There has to be a living engagement with the triune God. Although there is the problem of gender particularity in the traditional formula of…
(This question was brought to me recently, and I asked Energion author Elgin Hushbeck, Jr. to write a short response. Elgin is author of Evidence for the Bible, Christianity and Secularism, and Preserving Democracy. — Henry Neufeld) Some Christians believe that Baptism is necessary for one to be saved. Supporters point to Mark 16:16 “Whoever…
by William Powell Tuck Without question, the cross is the central symbol of Christianity. But the centrality of the cross is far more than symbolic; it represents finality– an act of God. As Paul is bold to claim, “God was in Christ reconciling the world to himself” (II Cor. 5:19). Through the central act of…
Recently, as our congregation’s sexton was changing the sermon title on the congregation’s marquee, a woman drove up and asked him, “Are you the new age church?” He responded, “We’re part of the United Church of Christ and our pastor is a biblical preacher.” She continued, “But, how can you be Christian? You’re celebrating earth…
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