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Would You Rather. . . ?

Would you rather. . . ?  It’s a game.  Anyone under 30 knows this one.  A...

“RE-DEFINING” MARRIAGE

Last week our President announced the end of his personal evolution of thought on same-sex marriage...

Think Global, Sit Local

This is my office. I think you’d like it. My office in Indianapolis isn’t a lot...

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Free Methodist Urban Ministry: A Call for a Broader Vision

May 16, 2012

BY REV. DAVID A. HARVEY, Superintendent of The Acts 12:24 Churches Conferences The Free Methodist Church has a significant but under-appreciated legacy of ministry in U.S. cities. Perhaps the best-known story of Free Methodist urban ministry is that of two Free Methodist women who, in 1871 in Chicago, told D.L. Moody that his preaching lacked power [...]

Complete | May – Urban Priorities

May 15, 2012

I’m Somebody! Migrant worker in Asian Creative Access Country I am a migrant worker. When I heard about how much money I could make in one of my country’s cities, I moved my family there like so many other people were doing. I didn’t make a lot of money, but life was definitely much better. [...]

Government and God’s Will

May 14, 2012

by Matthew Hansen In this election year, how can we “seek first [God’s] kingdom and his righteousness” (Matthew 6:33) without neglecting to “seek the peace and prosperity of the city” (Jeremiah 29:7)? How do we engage government without lusting after power that may cause us to promote our own will or territory at the expense [...]

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Denver Church Flies High

May 10, 2012

BY MICHAEL METTS Jeff Puckett is a helicopter pilot from Denver, Colo., who likes to share his love of flying with others. Puckett regularly gives rides to Denver area pastors such as Age Sandoval of Tha Myx, a Free Methodist Church in Denver’s Sun Valley neighborhood. “The first time I flew, my perspective was just [...]

CUE Encourages Urban Free Methodists

May 4, 2012

BY KATHY CALLAHAN-HOWELL This year’s Continental Urban Exchange (CUE) attracted Free Methodists with the common goal of “Longing Forward” as they reach cities for Jesus Christ. CUE convened at New Hope FMC in Rochester, N.Y., with dinner on Wednesday, April 25. Attendees came from Free Methodist churches in Cincinnati; Indianapolis; Minneapolis; Washington, D.C.; Flint, Lansing [...]

Town Hall Connects Free Methodists

April 13, 2012

BY JEFF FINLEY The third semiannual Free Methodist Town Hall Meeting drew praise from participants online and in person who appreciated the event’s interactive nature. Bishops Matthew Thomas, David Kendall and David Roller gathered April 11 with dozens of Free Methodists in the sanctuary of John Wesley FMC in Indianapolis, but hundreds more watched online [...]

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It’s A Big, Big House

May 18, 2012

BY BARBARA MCCOURTNEY I was a divorced and broke 54-year-old, living in a rented apartment with my two foster daughters. My furniture was early-American garage sale. My car was on its last leg, and I was on a fixed income. As I took inventory of what seemed to be a pathetic life, I somehow knew [...]

Wheels for Wells

March 30, 2012

BY SARAH ORLANDO On August 1, 2011, 10 riders and seven volunteers began an adventure called Wheels for Wells (WfW). The goal: Bike 392 miles from Nags Head, N.C., to Ocean City, N.J., over the course of six days. The purpose: Raise $20,000 for clean water projects in Africa. The heart and soul of the [...]

A New Friend

March 21, 2012

BY WAYNE SAWYER I had never spoken more than a few words to a Muslim person before until recently. A young man came to my church asking to speak with the Pastor. We had a two-hour conversation about many things. He is a Sufi Muslim by faith from the middle east but has been living [...]