by Sabra Dyas “Dear friends, let us love one another, for love comes from God. Everyone who loves has been born of God and knows God. Whoever does not love does not know God, because God is love. … Dear friends, since God so loved us, we also ought to love one another. No one [...]

by Sabra Dyas “Those who live according to the flesh have their minds set on what the flesh desires; but those who live in accordance with the Spirit have their minds set on what the Spirit desires” Romans 8:5. Once you’ve made up your mind, that’s it. No one can convince you to do anything [...]

Holy Workday What does a Free Methodist Church employee know about working in the real world, where colleagues’ dirty jokes and profanity may be an unavoidable part of the workday? How can you take a magazine’s holy-at-work theme seriously when its Openers column is written by a guy whose boss’s bosses are bishops? Before I [...]

by Carol Duberowski The workday includes the temptation to cross the line from what’s holy to what’s comfortable. The deep desire for acceptance can lead to compromised values and ethics. How can I live out holiness with all the day-to-day pressures thrown at me in the workplace? One answer is to stay on course with [...]

by Bishop David Kendall Imagine an “outbreak of holiness.” Of course, only God is absolutely holy. Still, God calls His people to be holy as well and has taken action to make this possible. Toward the beginning of our Scripture story, God provided instruction and a system of sacrifice so the people could avoid living [...]

by John Hubbs He faced the same reality many of us do. God changed us, but our environment remained the same. Jesus calls us to be light, but how do we live as believers in a heathen world? Ever see a floodlight circling in the sky to draw attention to a big sale? Sometimes the [...]

by Jeff Finley A 1999 New York Times obituary ran under the headline “Bob Briner, 63, Innovator in Tennis and Television.” The Times noted that Briner, co-founder of ProServ Television, and tennis legend Arthur Ashe won Emmys for their documentary “A Hard Road to Glory.” The newspaper reported that Briner, as executive director of the [...]

by Jeff Finley Dan Sigler recently became an ordained Free Methodist elder, a rank typically held by pastors, but he’s not behind a pulpit most Sunday mornings. Sigler has another title: sales manager for a publishing company. The former church planter with a master’s degree in social work admitted he seems like an unlikely person [...]

by Jeff Finley Newcomer Karen Michel described herself as honored, overwhelmed and excited to join the board with “a huge sense of responsibility for the church in this country.” Michel works in development at Penn State University and serves as the children’s director at Stepping Stones Community Church in State College, Pa. E. Kenneth Martin, [...]

by Jason Archer “The primary purpose is connection. We bring people from 10 different countries for connection with God and connection with each other. All of us face challenges, and, when we come together, there is more encouragement and more life in Jesus,” said Coleman, Free Methodist World Missions’ area director for Europe. “I wanted [...]

by Sabra Dyas Have you ever been in a garage full of treasures? Some garages have nice old cars with covers on them. Some have boats, Jet Skis and bicycles. These treasures normally stay covered for protection and emerge only on certain occasions. Otherwise, they grow older and dustier without demonstrating their true power. However, [...]

by Kami L. Rice “Hi! How are you today? What can we get for you?” is often followed by “What size would you like? Do you want room for cream?” and sometimes “What’s your name?” or “Did you have a good weekend?” I’ve asked these questions about a million times during the past few years. [...]

by Sabra Dyas “Make every effort to live in peace with everyone and to be holy; without holiness no one will see the Lord. See to it that no one falls short of the grace of God and that no bitter root grows up to cause trouble and defile many” Hebrews 12:14–15. This passage says [...]

by Simon Presland “I don’t care what you want to do, and I am tired of you ignoring me; you’re 12 years old and you will do as I say!” Cindy’s dad screamed at her. They glared at each other as stony silence fell between them. A minute later, Cindy’s mom appeared in the hall [...]

by Therese Marszalek Public speaking pushed me out of my comfort zone. In spite of my fear, however, God continued putting me in front of people. My career required presentations to Fortune 500 company executives. At church, pastors asked me to teach Bible classes. In high school, fellow students and teachers often nominated me to [...]