As I glanced down at the paper that had been thrust into my hands, I silently read through its questions, “Is there a God?”; “Are His standards the same as yours?”; “Is there a Hell?”;
With the proliferation of churches in Singapore, why am I still a Methodist? It is not just because I am a Methodist pastor by profession, since there are pastors who have moved across churches and
I can still remember the day when the dominant American ethos was exposed as false. That day was September 11, 2001. I remember exactly where I was on that day. As usual, that morning I
‘Tis the season! Christmas songs are playing continuously on the radio. Department stores have donned their silver and gold, red and green. Lights have been strung on houses. Christmas lists are being written. Plans to
What is the Christian Calendar? A religious ritual rooted in the outmoded traditions of men? No. The primary strategy for the practice of God’s story throughout history? Yes. The Calendar is the most ancient practice
How do you think? Ever thought about that? Not everyone thinks the same way. We all tend to think—that is, to reason—in different ways, depending upon influences that have shaped us. Probably genetics plays a
Theology is my first love, leadership is my field, and pastoral ministry is my calling. This makes for trouble. Don’t theologians doubt the theological rigor of pastors and don’t pastors scoff at the missional effectiveness
I’m a Wesleyan. Always have been, always will be. However, as I look across the landscape of American evangelicalism, it’s hard to escape the fact that something new and exciting is happening in the Calvinist
Meditation: “But Jesus often withdrew to lonely places and prayed” (Luke 5:16). Suggested Reading: John 17: 1-26. Reflecting on how to increase possibilities while reducing personal and spiritual challenges in my ministry in the
God’s glory is the one thing of real substance that has power to call out the truth of who we are as we stand in the truth of who God is. “The Lord says: ‘These
Young children are naked and unashamed, quite often literally. They are fascinated with their bodies—who has what, why one child is a girl and another a boy. They have observations to share and questions to
And they were calling to one another: “Holy, holy, holy is the Lord Almighty; the whole earth is full of his glory.” – Isaiah 6:3 “Mary” and “Tim” have what my mother would have called “a
