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Prasanth Bethu

Prasanth Bethu’s faith is both a product of the Lord’s grace and a testament to the faithfulness of a resilient woman who was radically saved in a majority-Hindu context: his grandmother. She heard the gospel from someone traveling through the area on business and the simple gospel was enough for the Lord to work. […]

Prasanth Bethu’s faith is both a product of the Lord’s grace and a testament to the faithfulness of a resilient woman who was radically saved…

Advent Meditation: Conceived by the Holy Spirit

Luke 1:5-13 Luke emphasizes that Jesus’s story is rooted in the story of God’s earlier acts for his people. Luke’s first account after his preface (1:1- 4) evokes the story of Abraham and Sarah, an […]

Luke 1:5-13 Luke emphasizes that Jesus’s story is rooted in the story of God’s earlier acts for his people. Luke’s first account after his preface…

Administry

On today’s episode, we’re thrilled to welcome Dr. Thomas F. Tumblin, Professor of Leadership at Asbury Seminary, to discuss the newly updated edition of his book Administry: A Primer on Church Administration. With decades of […]

On today’s episode, we’re thrilled to welcome Dr. Thomas F. Tumblin, Professor of Leadership at Asbury Seminary, to discuss the newly updated edition of his…

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Prasanth Bethu

Prasanth Bethu’s faith is both a product of the Lord’s grace and a testament to the faithfulness of a resilient woman who was radically saved in a majority-Hindu context: his grandmother. She heard the gospel from someone traveling through the area on business and the simple gospel was enough for the Lord to work. [...]

Rev. Dr. Mark R. Martin

Though he grew up in the church, Mark Martin, in retrospect, doesn’t feel that he truly knew the Lord by the time he was in college. He was studying to become a doctor at the University of New Orleans when an encounter with the Lord changed the course of his life from pre-med to pastor. [...]

Asachai Drake-Rocheteau

Asachai began to feel an invitation to a deeper relationship with God, as well as a call to ministry, as a middle school student at a Christian summer camp. By the end of high school, he had become a pastoral intern at a local church. [...]

Advent Meditation: Conceived by the Holy Spirit

Luke 1:5-13 Luke emphasizes that Jesus’s story is rooted in the story of God’s earlier acts for his people. Luke’s first account after his preface (1:1- 4) evokes the story of Abraham and Sarah, an […]

Advent Meditation: Recognizing Jesus

In Luke’s account of Jesus’ birth, he carefully includes both men and women who play significant roles in the divine narrative. We see this in the stories of Zechariah and Elizabeth, Mary and Joseph, and […]

Advent Meditation: God is Faithful and He Will Show Up

Psalm 89 is not ordered in the same way that many other psalms are. Where others begin with lament and end in hope, this one flips the narrative. It begins by laying a foundation of faithfulness. God loves us, the psalmist declares. He is faithful. He can be trusted.

The Asbury Herald

Advent Meditation: Conceived by the Holy Spirit
by Dr. Craig S. Keener Advent Meditation: Recognizing Jesus
by Rev. Dr. Tammy L. Cessna Advent Meditation: God is Faithful and He Will Show Up
by Rev. Dr. Carolyn Moore Advent Meditation: The True Light Sent to Deepest Darkness
by Dr. Ellen Marmon Secrets and the Wisdom of the Wesleyan Tradition
by Dr. Kevin M. Watson