by Rod White, Circle of Hope, Philadelphia, PA John R. Mott died on January 31, 1955 after a long life of proclamation, pioneering, and peacemaking. He...
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When Hope Fades
by Bonner Davis The email was an unusual prayer request from the beginning, lacking the typical details seen on the prayer chain; not unlike those vague...
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- March 21, 2019
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Just Jesus
by Joshua Nolt I think the best way for me to describe my understanding of a third way church is through a story. I had been preaching...
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- January 3, 2019
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From Anger to Hope
by Tim Diehl I woke up one morning not long ago to a Washington Post article about sexual abuse and misuse of power in a large Christian denomination...
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- November 14, 2018
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Tug of War
by Ryan Skove What does it look when churches in a city that are all at different points on the theological, social, and political spectrums come...
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- May 15, 2018
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Love, Peace, Hope and Justice
by Julie Weatherford Four words are prominently displayed on walls of my church’s main meeting hall: LOVE, PEACE, HOPE and JUSTICE. On a recent Sunday, a...
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- February 1, 2018
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Fourteen Favorite Ways to Twist the Gospel
“Fourteen Favorite Ways to Twist the Gospel” by Howard Snyder provides a balanced approach to understand the Gospel from both an Anabaptist and Wesleyan perspective. One...
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- December 20, 2017
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The Logic of Holiness
by Andrew Thompson “The Logic of Holiness” by Andrew Thompson provides a brief synopsis of Wesleyan holiness, salvation that I find compelling. For Wesley salvation was heart...
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- December 20, 2017
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We Value It All
by Kurt Willems Reprinted from the Summer 2017 edition of Shalom! DO WE REALLY mean that? As Brethren in Christ folks, we have this value—pursuing peace—that our world most...
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- October 4, 2017
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From Man of War to Man of Peace
by Ron Kramer Reprinted from the Summer 2017 edition of Shalom! I WAS BORN to be a soldier. Unknowingly trained from birth by my dysfunctional family, I adapted to conflict,...
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- October 4, 2017
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