My hope for the new year is that we all keep our focus on the main purpose of our existence—our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ—no matter what we face as a church. By Jessica Brodie.

It is important to remember who you are, and yet it is equally important to remember whose you are. By Bishop L. Jonathan Holston.

Even if you’re an introvert, go and gather. Even if there’s strife, go and gather. Even if you’re tired, go and gather. In this time of discontent in the church, we need this more than we know. By Jessica Brodie.

In a season when every heart should be happy and light, many of us struggle with burdens that threaten to steal our joy. A column by Bishop L. Jonathan Holston.

It’s not about how much money we bring in—it’s about how we let God move through what we have. By Jessica Brodie.

Giving is about a joy so great we can’t contain it and want to share it. It’s about the ministry made possible through the gifts we offer and the transformation that giving makes possible in us. It is about trusting that God is, indeed, able to provide every blessing in abundance.

The Spirit within spurs us on to a bright tomorrow, a tomorrow filled with new ministries and new hope, awake and refreshed and ready to do all the Lord calls us to do. By Jessica Brodie.

But no matter what life throws at you, you’ve got to have hope. By Bishop L. Jonathan Holston.

After the turmoil and hurt feelings surrounding separation and disaffiliation, as well as the angst over what is General Conference going to do (or not do), many of us are stuck in an uncomfortable and unsettled place of uncertainty. By Jessica Brodie.

If we trust that God cares for all of creation, then why would we question God’s care for us? A column by Bishop L. Jonathan Holston

Advocate Editor Jessica Brodie reflects on the transformative experience her family had when they all served this summer at Salkehatchie.

Bishop L. Jonathan Holston reflects on how, in order to lead others to Christ, we must first be in relationship with Christ ourselves.