The past two weekends I had the opportunity to go to Harriet, Arkansas and teach a few hundred junior high students that they were chosen by God. It was an incredible weekend where we saw God do some incredible things, but, reminding junior high students that they are chosen by God isn’t...
Occasionally, there are those people who get into your heart. Joyce was one of those people. Joyce Lynn George passed on into the loving arms of our Lord on August 30, 2019, in Fayetteville, after succumbing to injuries sustained from a car wreck. She was 59. Her family asked that I...
Interested in what’s been going on here at Central? Our brand new Quarterly Report, The Review, is now here! It's undergone a bit of a format change but it's the same old Review that you know and love, just in a new place! In our latest Review, you can read Dr. Jan Davis' article...
“Wake up, sleeper, rise from the dead, and Christ will shine on you”—Ephesians 5:14, NIV. A couple of years ago, Dr. Jan Davis and I were invited to be a part of the Seedbed New Room Summit at Asbury Theological Seminary in Wilmore, Kentucky. One of the outcomes of this...
Editors Note: How often do we just rush out of church on a Sunday, in a hurry to get on with our day? We are a part of the best community we could wish for but often we are too busy to stop and savor it. For some of us it's hard to step out of our comfort zone and begin...
Saul was a persecutor of early Christians until Jesus confronted him on the road to Damascus. Jesus commanded and encouraged Paul to be a witness to Jews and Gentiles that eternal life and salvation was through belief in the resurrected Jesus and the triune nature of God the Father, God the Son...
When contemplating the future of The United Methodist Church, we all find ourselves asking a couple questions: How did we get to this point? Why is the theological gap so wide? My answers take me back to an experience in my own life that propelled me on this journey of awareness and struggle...
I want to tell you about a friend of mine. Let’s call him Joe. I met Joe at Community Meals. He’s one of the smartest, kindest people I know. Joe is also homeless. A couple of months ago, Joe was riding his bicycle on the Razorback Greenway in Fayetteville and was hit by a car at a...
Worship+Worship+ community-based discipleship. Worship+ serving others. I know, I know. We’re all pushed for time! You may be thinking, “Isn’t Sunday morning worship enough? I’m already doing so much! I can't add anything else to my weekly schedule.&rdquo...
I look up to the mountains—does my help come from there? My help comes from the Lord, who made heaven and earth. … The Lord keeps watch over you as you come and go, both now and forever. Psalm 121 : 1 - 2 (NLT) Psalm 121 has long been one of my favorite Psalms. It's one of...
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