Hunter Bethea

Category: Faith

  • A Mother’s Day Prayer

    A Mother’s Day Prayer

    Mother’s Day evokes diverse emotions for women. This prayer reflects both joys and sorrows, while acknowledging God’s presence through each mothering experience.

  • Why Do We Ordain?

    Why Do We Ordain?

    As I begin to write this, I am preparing to be ordained as an elder in the Global Methodist Church in about 36 hours. The longer I’ve pastored, the more I’ve realized that people—myself included—often don’t know the “why” behind many of the things we do as Methodists. I’ve found that answering the “why” question…

  • Looking for the Living Among the Dead

    Looking for the Living Among the Dead

    “Looking for the living among the dead” stood out to me this Easter. How do we look for the living among the dead today?

  • How Liturgy Shaped My Lent

    How Liturgy Shaped My Lent

    This Lent, I began praying that prayer out loud with the podcast hosts, allowing the words to seek deeply into my mind. But you know what I realized after a few weeks? They started sinking deep into my soul too.

  • Can I Join You, Dad?

    Can I Join You, Dad?

    What makes this things like the Masters’ Par 3 Contest so special? The white jumpsuits? The accents from around the world? The happy smiles and carefree laughs? Or, maybe, is it because it’s so rare for parents to involve the whole family in their daily lives?

  • 5 Steps to 24 Hours of Enjoying God’s Rest

    5 Steps to 24 Hours of Enjoying God’s Rest

    How do we get started practicing a Biblical Sabbath—a 24-hour period of rest? Here are 5 steps to get started!

  • Who Do You Need to Sabbath For?

    Who Do You Need to Sabbath For?

    We often talk about why we should Sabbath, but I can’t recall every hearing who we should Sabbath for. Maybe we should begin considering that.

  • We’re Not Persecuted

    We’re Not Persecuted

    Do American Christians actually face persecution, or are we just inconvenienced? We do more harm than good when we call ourselves “persecuted.”

  • Book Review: “The 19” by Carolyn Moore

    Book Review: “The 19” by Carolyn Moore

    Carolyn Moore’s book, “The 19” reflects on John Wesley’s historic questions, transforming them into meaningful discussions about discipleship, ministry, and spiritual growth within Methodism.

  • The 23 Best Podcasts of 2024

    The 23 Best Podcasts of 2024

    I listened to over 700 podcasts this year and these are my favorite ones!