A Visit to Mother Emanuel Church
Recently I was in Charleston, South Carolina for the Pentecostal Leader’s Summit, which met just prior to the annual meeting of Pentecostal and Charismatic Churches of North America (PCCNA). This...
Proclaiming the Kingdom In a World of Fake News
In this day of directional apps such as Waze and Google Maps, we have become accustomed to “alternate” routes and “recalculating.” To use an app that helps you avoid traffic...
Who is my Neighbor?
I remember when my daughter and son were young children, I would sometimes watch Sesame Street or Electric Company with them. Both were fast-paced and kept them, and sometimes me,...
Praying for Presidents
I remember learning my evening prayers as a little boy as my parents knelt each evening. We always included praying for then United States President Eisenhower. Since then, I have...
Thinking On MLK Day
Today in the USA is a national holiday honoring Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Many of us Baby Boomers remember the difficult days of the 1960s as Dr. King stirred...
We Prayerfully Value Christ’s Kingdom
By Doug Beacham There are some books that I read in seminary that continue to impact my thinking. One of those is Hans Kung’s book The Church. Near the...