The Miracle of New Birth

The Miracle of New Birth

I was born again in August 1972, so I am giving thanks to God for his grace that has enabled me to walk in the Spirit for 51 years. Before I was truly saved, I’d attended church several times a week since birth. I read my Bible and prayed every day. I paid my tithe....
Jumping for Joy

Jumping for Joy

By Joy Smith Griffin, FAS Board Member NOTE: This article was originally published in The High Calling, Jan/Feb 2023 issue. About four weeks into the semester, our women’s softball team had made it into the championship game and we were in the bottom of the ninth...
FAS Announces Election of New President

FAS Announces Election of New President

The Francis Asbury Society Board of Directors is happy to announce, after a national search, the election of Rev. Willis C. (Bill) Kierce as our next president. “We believe he brings the fullness and anointing of the Spirit, passionate commitment to the Lordship of...
Forever Changed; Forever Grateful

Forever Changed; Forever Grateful

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...
The Best Is Yet to Come

The Best Is Yet to Come

By Matt Friedeman, FAS Board member I came from a great Christian family with involved Methodist parents. Their church, however, suffered from disappointing leadership in my youth. One day, I declared to my mother, “I’m never going back to that church again.” At age...
About Us: Dr. Chris Bounds

About Us: Dr. Chris Bounds

The Francis Asbury Society is a ministry with the single focus of Scriptural holiness, also referred to as Christian perfection, entire sanctification, and similar terms. The founding documents state, “The purpose of this society shall be to spread the message of...