Category: Faith & Life
New ways to pray during Lent
Joe Iovino asserts that there is no one-size-fits-all technique for prayer. “Each of us needs to find our unique style.” Pray in a variety of ways during Lent.
Adrian honors Dr. James Cone
Dr. James Cone taught at Adrian College in the late 1960s, and it was here that he wrote his groundbreaking work, Black Theology and Black Power (published in 1969).
Love overcomes COVID weariness
Sharing examples of biblical leaders who battled weariness, the Rev. Dr. Marcel Lamb reminds us that God is still with us, leading us onward through the pandemic.
It works for me!
It has been 49 years since a man asked Glenn Wagner the question, “Why are you a Christian?” He then works years growing in his ability to witness for Jesus.
The Great Commission means us!
Laura Witkowski asks, “It is possible that we have focused more on the making rather than the being” of discipleship? She invites all to a Zoom conversation on the Great… Continue Reading The Great Commission means us!
Cheering for the underdogs
What happens in football can happen in the church. Underdogs can win despite what pundits, sportscasters, and fans may think.
E. Stanley Jones, prophet of peace
Once called, “the greatest missionary since St. Paul,” the life and ministry of E. Stanley Jones offer important lessons in the midst of global tensions over faith, ethnicity, and race.
Fasteners hold us together
Fasteners of many kinds are essential to hold important things together. Glenn Wagner shares his experience with “faith fasteners” that can prove helpful in turbulent times.
Take time to say, ‘Thank you!’
Pastor Devin Smith shares how the church in Corinth and God’s people in Romeo both learned from Paul’s thoughts about spiritual gifts.
Wespath celebrates a generous life
The Rev. Ted Halsted, a retired pastor from Michigan, was recently interviewed by Wespath as a man with generosity at the center of his life story.