The Church of Jesus Christ has always been a global one, reaching out to men and women of “every nation, race, people, and tongue” (Rev 7:9) from even before the first Pentecost. Though Jesus’s Apostles were uniformly Middle-Eastern, Simon of Cyrene was from Africa, an African saint drawn to Christ
A friend took this photo. The ice-covered tree is in his yard. Due to the ice storm warning that is in effect until Friday 6 AM CT, I will not be posting anything more on my blog today. Anglicans Ablaze
A Professor Emeritus of Wesley Studies at Perkins School of Theology, Dr. William J. Abraham was the Albert Cook Outler Professor of Wesley Studies from 1995 until his retirement in May 2021. He joined the Perkins faculty in 1985 as the McCreless Associate Professor of Evangelism and the Philosophy of
Come join Meridian Magazine’s Scot and Maurine Proctor on an unforgettable journey that will make the scriptures come alive on the Ultimate Holy Land Tour. This is a unique tour you may not have seen offered before because in addition to seeing all the inspirational and historic sites you would
When in the throws of grief, one shouldn’t have to worry about making fashion statements or avoiding bad hair days. This may be an underlying reason that not only is there no requirement for a mourner to look kempt but, according to the Talmud, a mourner in fact should not
While doing a Google search on “John Wesley discipleship,” I came across the 22 questions that the members of the Holy Club asked themselves in their daily personal devotions. The methodical way that the members of the Holy Club practiced godliness and pursued holiness earned them the derisive epithet, “Methodists.”
In this episode, we follow Herod the Great’s rise to power, watch Judea devolve into chaos under the rule of successively unstable Roman Emperors, and witness a climactic and devastating showdown between the Jews and their Roman occupiers. The Jewish Story
The application period for 2022 ELCA World Hunger Education and Networking Grants will open in early Spring. Get notified when the application opens by subscribing to the ELCA World Hunger blog in the box on the left side of this page. Hunger Education and Networking Grants are one of the