Jim Harnish and Shane Raynor discuss the United Methodist General Conference so far, discipleship, and the Wesleyan theological center. read more

A night to remember The news reports say that it was 48 years ago yesterday, but it lingers in my memory as if it were last year. I was a junior in college, running for Student… read more

Rely on the Cantus Firmus Watching the daily news, we would have good reason to identify with one of the angels in the Broadway play, “Green Pastures,” who sees the… read more

Remembering broken bones I’ve never had a broken bone, though as a pastor I’ve seen lots of other folks experience them. I know enough to know that it’s no fun… read more

Where was God? Article VI of the Constitution is clear that “no religious test shall ever be required as a qualification to any office.” That means that questionable… read more

Might Pope Francis be the defining witness for the next “Great Awakening”? I started asking that question as I watched and listened to Pope Francis as he made his made … read more