I drove down I-40 cussing and crying. Our oldest child was a baby at the time and had contracted some variety of the latest daycare funk. He was headed to after-hours at the pediatrician and I was headed to a church meeting. I cannot tell you now what kind of meeting or why I felt… Continue Reading→

Almost from the beginning of Methodism, women have found opportunities to lead and to exhort and eventually to preach. Although he did not initially endorse their preaching, John Wesley believed spreading the gospel often required exceptional practices, and he honored the gifts, call, and “holy boldness” of women, including Mary Bosanquet Fletcher, at least partly… Continue Reading→