by David Yardy Loud weeping and a general commotion drew me to the hospital when I was visiting Umri, India. Doctors and nurses were pumping the stomach of a cotton farmer who tried to end his life by drinking insecticide. His wife and children were distraught, and relatives hovered around. A few months later, I [...]
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Holiness in the Workplace
by Carol Duberowski The workday includes the temptation to cross the line from what’s holy to what’s comfortable. The deep desire for acceptance can lead to compromised values and ethics. How can I live out holiness with all the day-to-day pressures thrown at me in the workplace? One answer is to stay on course with [...]
Haiti Providence University
Rick Reflects By Rick Ireland, January 25, 2012 I sometimes feel that I am seeing the world of the Bible playing out before my very eyes. This was certainly true a couple of weeks ago as Cookie and I participated in a two day retreat for the leaders of Haiti Providence University. The first day [...]
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Teen Interns Contribute to Urban Ministries
BY KATHY CALLAHAN-HOWELL What did you do last summer? Three young people helped their Free Methodist churches minister with the assistance of funding from the Free Methodist Urban Fellowship (FMUF). Each summer, FMUF offers summer scholarships for internships that connect Free Methodist churches serving U.S. cities with students who desire to serve and develop as [...]
Regional Gatherings Help Churches GROW
BY JEFF FINLEY How can a Free Methodist conference promote fellowship and unity when it stretches from Montana to Illinois? The North Central Conference has found a way through annual GROW events, which allow congregations in each of the conference’s six districts to Gather to Retool for Outward focus and Worship. This year’s GROW theme [...]
Wesleyan Holiness Leaders Bridge Divide
BY FAWN IMBODEN AND JEFF FINLEY Leaders of the Free Methodist Church and other denominations with Wesleyan Holiness Movement ties gathered Jan. 13 in Los Angeles for a meeting that participants described as historic. Glenn Burris, president of the Foursquare Church, welcomed 18 denominational leaders to his denomination’s central offices for a Wesleyan Holiness Consortium [...]
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Working Together to Remodel a Church in Chile
BY JEFF AND ANNE YERGER A team of 13 men and women going to Santiago, Chile, from the Pacific Northwest Conference had no idea how their willingness to go would make such a difference. Their promise to help with the construction and much-needed funds was the impetus for the Casa Grande FMC members to tackle [...]
LIGHT & LIFE MAGAZINE
This month's issue of LLM discusses what it means to be holy in the workplace, featuring articles by Carol Duberowski, John Hubbs and Bishop David Kendall.
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