“Isn’t this Joseph’s son?” (Luke 4:22)"Tell us by what authority you are doing these things" (Luke 20:2) When Jesus began his first sermon in his hometown, … read more

"The Word became fleshand made his home among us."John 1:14, CEB  As the war in Ukraine raged, President Zelensky spoke to everyone. He spoke to his people. He spoke to… read more

The revised edition of American Methodism (Dreff, Richey, Rowe, Schmidt) is coming soon from Abingdon Press. The following excerpt (read to the end) might surprise some… read more

Preaching, of course, is a theological endeavor. We are always in preaching—whether we recognize it or not—shaping and reshaping theology as we reinterpret scripture… read more

A few years ago, a friend and I were on our way down to the coast for a weeklong vacation. Facing a three-hour drive, my friend used the opportunity to ask a potentially… read more

As soon as you use the word power when it comes to the church, you need to be very clear about what you mean by the word and how you are using it. One way to define power is to… read more