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Blog John Wesley on Health
- By Ministry Matters
- Posted on June 19th, 2011
For John Wesley, the founder of Methodism, physical health was as important as spiritual health. In his 1747 work Primitive Physick, or an Easy and Natural Method of Curing Most…
Blog How the Past Holds Us Back
- By Shane Raynor
- Posted on June 17th, 2011
I’ve sometimes used Philippians 3:13-14 as a source of comfort when I’ve made mistakes. In the passage, Paul writes, “Brothers and sisters, I myself don’t…
Blog Etta and Billie
- By Jan Turrentine
- Posted on June 17th, 2011
At the very large high school I attended, students were assigned to homerooms and lockers based on grade, sex, and first letter of last name. Homeroom is where I first encountered …
Blog Unintentional Diversity
- By Shane Raynor
- Posted on June 15th, 2011
When I lived in Texas, I occasionally passed by a mainline church that advertised on a banner outside, “Deliberately Diverse. Fully Inclusive.” I remember thinking…
Blog Measuring 'Enough'
- By Kay Huggins
- Posted on June 14th, 2011
How have you learned to measure “enough”? Some learn the dimensions of enough after a frantic race for more and more ends with an empty exhaustion. Some learn through…
Blog Words and Tracy Morgan
- By Shane Raynor
- Posted on June 14th, 2011
Tracy Morgan is learning a hard lesson. Sometimes when you say something hateful, no matter how hard you try to atone for it, it’s impossible to unring the bell. During his…