Opportunities to...

Once or twice in a life time an opportunity comes along to say, “Yes” and a job merges with something that has been a life-long love. I am beginning a season like that. I am humbled that God would give me such a gift.

God has gifted each of us for service in His [...]

Renee Crosby: Author and Leader

Renee Crosby sharing her passion for Jesus at a recent book signing.

BSP: Soup Kitchen for the Soul begins as your testimony about how you found a closer relationship with God when you served at a local soup kitchen. What did you do at the soup kitchen?

RC: It began with my husband and [...]

Bible Q & A

Each month we will pose a question to our featured ‘professor’. We welcome questions from our readers. Send in your questions!

Henry Neufeld

Featured Teacher: Henry Neufeld, BA and MA degrees in Biblical Languages, owner and editor of Energion Publications, written or co-authored ten books, including What’s [...]

“Come find peace in the Father…”

Atlanta Skyline

These words came to me this morning–words from the song by Sidewalk Prophets. As I am writing this month’s article, I am sitting in a mountain house with Dog Creek right outside my window. Not my usual abode, so that means that the rubber has hit the road! Much to the chagrin [...]

Playing it Forward

I remember the first time I heard the song “In the Secret” by Andy Park. It was a whole new concept in worship music. It was a simple song. It didn’t have four verses and a chorus. The music brought the style of what I loved in worldly music into the [...]

Bible Q & A

Rev. Geoffrey Lentz

Geoffrey D. Lentz is a native of Pensacola, Florida and serves as the associate pastor of First United Methodist Church in his hometown. With a B.A. degree in Psychology from the University of West Florida and a Master of Divinity from Duke University, Rev. Lentz combines his knowledge of ancient church history [...]

Youth/Young Adult

Worship

The Word became flesh, and lived among us. We saw his glory, such glory as of the one and only Son of the Father, full of grace and truth.      John 1:14 (WEB)

Emily Capes, Director of Youth Ministries at First United Methodist Church, Pensacola, FL took some time in her busy schedule and to [...]

Memphis: Birthplace of the blues

— Iris Lloyd

If you have been following this column, you have come to understand that places are very interesting to us and very important to God. Even places that seem somewhat “secular” may have a meaning to God that, well, we just don’t get. Memphis is a place like that, I believe.

Sun Records, [...]

MISSION/MINISTRY: In the Vineyard

— Jody Neufeld

But you, beloved, remember the words which have been spoken before by the apostles of our Lord Jesus Christ. They said to you that “In the last time there will be mockers [scoffers], walking after their own ungodly lusts [agendas].” These are they who cause divisions, and are sensual [fleshly], not having [...]

Bible Q & A: 1 Timothy 4

1 Timothy 4 is referenced many times when speaking to the youth. We, in the Church, talk about growing up our young people, but do we really do it? What are your thoughts about this chapter and Paul and Timothy’s example?

The verse that is generally quoted either to or about young people in [...]