While the vast majority of United Methodists go about the routines of daily life and worship, pray, study, and serve with their local churches, some prepare to monitor or… read more

Periodically and predictably, Circuit Rider’s theme is on preaching. Thoughtful and seasoned advice, inspiring challenges, elegant methods, and insightful… read more

I was sharing with coworkers about the UMC’s General Conference and trying to remember how many of the every-four-year events I’d attended. To my surprise, counting on … read more

Setting out to transform the whole world may be overstated. Years ago, the idea that we should all “catch the Spirit” seemed a peculiarly anthropocentric way of… read more

Bishop Rueben P. Job helped many of us give ourselves to lives of prayer, which takes us into active engagement with God’s leading, prodding, and sanctifying love. He is… read more

We have choices to make. We make important choices in how we honor God, follow Jesus, live together, work for justice, love mercy, and treat each other. We make choices when we… read more