Author: Chip Grantham (Chip Grantham)

Every United Methodist pastor being ordained is asked 19 historical questions. The first four are these: 1) Have faith in Christ? 2) Are you going on to perfection? 3) Do you expect to be made perfect in love in this life? 4) Are you earnestly striving after perfection in love?   I really believe those are questions befitting...

When I was doing youth ministry, it always amazed me. Some people thought I got 3-4 weeks of vacation – with Summer Camp, Choir Tour, a Wilderness Trip, and sometimes a Mission Trip. With some people who realized how crazy my summers were, they’d comment on how they knew I was glad things were “winding down,” as the...