by John Oswalt | Jun 19, 2023 | Devotional
“Love the Lord your God and keep his requirements, his decrees, his laws and his commands always.” (Deuteronomy 11:1) When we think of the ten commandments, we often think in terms of negatives (“you shall not…”). But actually, the commandments are about love. They... 
by John Oswalt | May 3, 2023 | About Us, Ministry Matters, News and Updates
By John Oswalt The year was 1983. I was trying to settle into my new job as president of Asbury College, and I had a visit from Dr. Harold Burgess, professor of Christian Education at Asbury Theological Seminary and former colleague. He told me of his concern for Dr.... 
by John Oswalt | Mar 15, 2023 | About Us
My life was forever changed in a small room in a dormitory that no longer exists on the campus of Taylor University in Upland, Indiana. On that Thursday morning in October in 1958, I sat knee to knee with the Rev. Dennis Kinlaw and told him of my uncertain Christian... 
by John Oswalt | Feb 2, 2023 | Bookstore, Ministry Matters
It is a pleasure to introduce this new edition of Bishop Francis Asbury’s only book, a book that is, in fact, a compilation of two other books that the father of American Methodism found particularly appropriate and helpful to his situation. That situation was church...