Sometimes the thing we most want God to change is not the thing we most need Him to change. In Mark 2, a house in Capernaum was so crowded that four men carrying their paralyzed friend could not get through the door. Rather than give up, they climbed onto the roof,...
#WesleyanHeritage | At the Grave of Charles Wesley During my time in England this summer, one of the places I especially wanted to visit was the grave of Charles Wesley. Tucked away today in the Old Church Garden along Marylebone High Street in London stands this...
We spend a lot of our lives searching for things we think will satisfy us. We tell ourselves that if we can just reach the next goal, solve the next problem, earn a little more, gain someone's approval, or finally get life arranged the way we want it, then we will be...
While traveling through England this summer, Kalena and I made a stop at the old Newman Brothers Coffin Works on Fleet Street in Birmingham. At first glance, a Victorian coffin-fittings factory might seem like an unusual stop for someone interested in Wesleyan...
It is possible to know a great deal about God without truly knowing God. That may be one of the most uncomfortable lessons in the story of Nicodemus. He wasn't an atheist or a skeptic standing outside the faith. He was a Pharisee, a respected religious leader who knew...
While visiting the Museum of Methodism in London this summer, I stopped to photograph this faded document hanging behind glass. At first glance, it looks like little more than an old chart filled with names, dates, and preaching places. But the description beside it...
There are chapters of our lives that simply do not make sense while we are living them. Joseph certainly had some. The pit did not make sense. Being sold into slavery did not make sense. The false accusation did not make sense. Prison did not make sense. Being...
While visiting Wesley’s Chapel and the Museum of Methodism in London this summer, I came across something that immediately caught my attention: a worn pair of leather saddlebags that belonged to John Nelson (1707–1774), one of the most remarkable lay preachers of the...
Some hurts are easier to forgive than others. A careless word or misunderstanding may pass quickly. But what about the wounds caused by people who knew exactly what they were doing? Joseph knew that kind of hurt. His own brothers had hated him, thrown him into a pit,...
We live in a world that often measures success by what we gain. A better position. More influence. Greater recognition. More opportunities. But God often measures success by what we do with what He places in our hands. In Genesis 41, Joseph’s life changed...