Paraguay: Old News? Not When Christ is at Work in New Ways!
Paraguay is not a strong tourist destination. It is often overshadowed by surrounding, bigger, and more noteworthy countries when describing beauty, progress and peoples.
Accept One Another
The apostle Paul figured he could be “all things to all people” (1 Cor. 9:22). So, who is Paul for the EM Conference today and in its mission to advance Christ’s kingdom culture?
To My EMC Family: Thank You and a Few Suggestions
Dear EMC family, these unusual times, combined with an online course on missionary care I’ve been taking during lock-down in Eastern Europe, have meant a lot of introspection.
Women in Leadership: Hearing Fears and Offering Thoughts
In 2016 the General Board undertook to collect data and opinions from all EMC church leaderships regarding their views and practices pertaining to “women in leadership” in their local churches.
The Church Wide and the Church Narrow
To be simply Christian is to belong to the Church of Jesus Christ. This is a great mystery.
What it Means to Read the Bible Like the Apostles
We often hear that the Bible divides the Church.
Food Banks and COVID: Generosity in a Time of Concern
Since I started my job working for Many Rooms Church Community in October 2019, one of my regular tasks has been to help an elderly woman named Terry access the food bank.
The Most Critical Text for Today’s Disciples
There are a number of critical texts in which disciples of Jesus in our time would do well to inhabit.
AWE-FULL: REMEMBERING A CATHOLIC SERVICE FROM 29 YEARS AGO
As I worked this morning (drywall taper), I had a question on my mind. Or, to sound more spiritual, it was on my heart.
THE SPIDER WEB OF SCRIPTURE AND POLITICS
A cartoon of years ago pictured a man seated in a pastor’s office. The pastor looked at him and said, “Give up your life of crime. Quit politics.” The Bible is the inspired Word of God; it is also a library of books written across many years in varied cultures, countries, and political contexts—which affects what political lessons we can take from it today.
THE PLACE OF EXPERIENCE IN THE THEOLOGICAL PROCESS
When we read the Bible, we come to the Scriptures with predetermined lenses. What we discern to be foundational truths are based on how we read Scripture. In other words, how we come to know Jesus Christ and how we live out the truths of his life in our own lives is a process of receiving truth and thinking about what it means.
THE WGM, LATIN AMERICA, AND THE ORIENT
Without the Western Gospel Mission movement, the EMC would not be as welcoming as it is today. It was one of the most significant periods in EMC church history (1946-1961).
PASSION FOR GIVING PASSED DOWN THROUGH GENERATIONS
For Alain Reimer, learning to be generous started when he was a child. “We were taught that giving was just a part of life,” he says of what his parents told their children.
PROJECT BUILDERS’ ‘100S OF PROJECTS’ MAKE HUGE IMPACT
Three church building projects in Nicaragua, a garden tractor to be used in South Sudan, and ICYA building renovations in Winnipeg—these are the projects benefiting from fundraising by EMC Project Builders at its 24th anniversary golf tournament on June 24, 2018.
SYRIAN CHURCH PARTNERS CONTINUE TO PROVIDE RELIEF AND HOPE
In the old city of Aleppo, Syria, Pastor Ibrahim Nseir stands on the pile of rubble that used to be his church. What was once a building where his congregation worshiped is now a pile of broken stones and dust. It’s a sunny February day, the bright sky a stark contrast to the destruction on the ground.
COUNCIL UPDATED ON RESTRUCTURING, FUNDING DESIRES
Conference council delegates on July 7, 2018, heard updates, a desire for stable funding, and a possible change in missionary funding—and received Gospel Light Fellowship into membership.
HERALD PRESS LAUNCHES NEW MORE-WITH-LESS COOKBOOK
How do you update the holy grail of thrifty and thoughtful cooking?
YOUTH, MENTAL ILLNESS, AND THE ROLE OF THE CHURCH
After working with youth for 15 years in ministry and then in social services, you get used to hearing a lot of the same questions. The first questions I hear usually go like this. From parents: “Why won’t my child listen to me?” From youth: “Why won’t my parents listen to me?” Even from other youth workers: “How do I get parents and kids to listen to each other?”