By Bishop Joao Carlos Lopes I have been a bishop in the Brazilian Methodist Church for 25 years. After a few years in the episcopal office, I realized that our churches were stagnant. Not many people were joining the church by profession of faith. After much prayer and conversation with
The United States President Joe Biden visited the LWF-operated Augusta Victoria Hospital (AVH) on the morning of Friday July 15. The visit was part of a two-day presidential visit to Israel and the Palestinian territories. Biden’s visit to the hospital is the first visit of a sitting US president to
97Oh, how I love your law! It is my meditation all day long. 98Your commandment makes me wiser than my enemies, for it is always with me. 99I have more understanding than all my teachers, for your decrees are my meditation. 100I understand more than the aged, for I keep
The Renewed Church A look at what the church could be. 8 Tips for Pastoring in a Small TownTim Wilson shares what he learned pastoring a small village church in England. Cupboards Not Quite Bare as Food Pantries Struggle Against InflationRecord price increases put pressure on churches trying to meet
At first glance, Uncertain Ground: Citizenship in an Age of Endless, Invisible War, a collection of previously published articles, essays, and op-eds by National Book Award winning fiction writer Phil Klay, is exactly what you might expect from a Catholic Marine veteran who attended Regis, the prestigious Jesuit high school
In this way the love of God was revealed to us: . . .that he . . . sent his Son as expiation for our sins —1 John 4:9-10 The theme of atonement takes us to the very heart of the mission of Jesus Christ. Revealing the love of God
I’ve tried to contemplate the feelings of our ancient brothers and sisters in Jerusalem, who, after 371 years of having a glorious temple, watched as the temple was destroyed by Nebuchadnezzar and his forces, and those who survived the destructions were taken captive to Babylon. The temple was the holiest
By B.J. Funk There are some decisions we should never make. Like the decision to get in God’s way, especially when it comes to our children. We are sure God did not mean to place our child in that difficult situation. We are sure we must help him or her