“RE-DEFINING” MARRIAGE
Last week our President announced the end of his personal evolution of thought on same-sex marriage by endorsing it. He acknowledges the deeply divisive nature of the issue and thus the differing conclusions to which others have, and will, come. He grounded his conclusions in a love ethic that endeavors to practice the Golden Rule [...]
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Current Affairs, Discipleship, FMCUSA Home, Mission
VOTE “REDEMPTOCRAT!”
I’m urging everyone who follows Jesus the Messiah in the U.S. and everywhere else to vote “Redemptocrat.” Then, beyond the upcoming elections, I would implore Christ-followers to stay current with their membership in the “Redemptocratic Party,” and live, breathe, sleep, eat., sweat, bleed … redemptocrat. Okay, so I made the word up and there isn’t [...]
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FMCUSA Home, Hope, Mission, The Good News
ON THE FIRST DAY OF THE WEEK
On the first day of the week we became Easter People. Our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom all things were made in the beginning, has initiated the new creation. Just as in the first beginning, Jesus completed the work—living among us, proclaiming Kingdom-come, casting out demons, healing the sick, mending the broken, confronting the powers [...]
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Devotion, Discipleship, FMCUSA Home, Mission
DESCENDING TO GREATNESS
In just days we will turn from our Lenten focus on the frailty of our human “flesh” which inevitably leads us to denials, betrayals, and the murder of Messiah. We will turn from these to the wonder, mystery and glory of resurrection. We will turn from our failures to God’s triumphs, from our “Can’t!” to [...]
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Current Affairs, Discipleship, FMCUSA Home
POLITICAL ACTION?
Here’s a no-brainer: religion and politics simply don’t mix. I’ve heard that my whole life from people close to me whom I know and trust, from others in authority, and even from late-night comedians. It’s in the religious, social and cultural air we breathe. So much so that we often hear it expressed as a [...]
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Bishops Matthew Thomas, David Kendall and David Roller gathered in the sanctuary of John Wesley FMC in Indianapolis as hundreds watched online during the Town Hall Meeting on April 11th. Read the story and watch the video ...
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