Posts by Category: Bishop’s Corner

Bishop Jonathan Holston writes about the 2017 South Carolina Annual Conference, what he calls “a blessed time to gather for praise, worship, service and holy conferencing.”

By Bishop Jonathan Holston. Often we have a tendency to close our eyes to the world around us and miss the opportunity to make a difference….

By Bishop Jonathan Holston. As we continue to seek a more excellent way, I share with you words from a good friend and colleague indicating the best of devotion to God and community.

By Bishop Jonathan Holston. When was the last time you heard the refrain, “It is better to give than to receive”? If the truth be told, we hear it all the time, especially this time of year.

The heart of the Christmas message is that a baby was born who could change everything. By Bishop Jonathan Holston.

As people of faith, we know God’s love will triumph in the midst of loss and destruction. A column by South Carolina Resident Bishop Jonathan Holston.

Bishop Jonathan Holston shares his thoughts on our ongoing discipleship mission and urges us to accept the challenge to walk with him in faith.

By Bishop Jonathan Holston. “For we walk by faith, not by sight.”—2 Corinthians 5:7

By Bishop Jonathan Holston “Now eagerly desire the greater gifts. And yet I will show you a more excellent way.”—1 Corinthians 12:31 We hear it all the time: time flies….

By Bishop Jonathan Holston. “You’ve got to see the bigger picture!” Frankly, I do not know who is given credit for this phrase, but it shares a significant insight…

By Bishop Jonathan Holston. In June 2015, laity and clergy across the South Carolina Annual Conference accepted the clarion call to end deaths by malaria.

By Bishop Jonathan Holston. It is recorded that the great sage of baseball life, Yogi Berra, stated, “You can see a lot by observing.” Indeed, when we take the time and energy to observe the world around us, we can see quite a bit that helps us understand what we believe. Often we have a tendency to close our eyes to the world around us and miss the opportunity to make a difference.

By Bishop Jonathan Holston. In January, I was privileged to travel with a delegation of 41 persons from South Carolina to Africa University in the city of Mutare, Zimbabwe….

By Bishop Jonathan Holston. Some of our worst fears and greatest accomplishments are realized at the point of a decision. Often, we find ourselves in places of decision with no answers in sight.

By Bishop Jonathan Holston. The campaign for Imagine No Malaria is under way, and the stakes are high.

By Bishop Jonathan Holston. It has been said that “when spoken together at just the right moment, there are two words that have amazing life-changing power.” These two words possess the capacity to breathe into us new life, to lift burdens and calm fears as well as to inspire hope.”

By Bishop Jonathan Holston. At the 2015 South Carolina Annual Conference, our laity and clergy accepted the clarion call to connect with United Methodists across the globe to end deaths by malaria.

By Bishop Jonathan Holston. Max Lucado writes in a devotional these thoughts: “Every day deserves a chance, a shot, a tryout, an audition, a swing at the plate, an opportunity to be a good day.”