John Wesley begins the concluding paragraph of his third discourse on the Sermon on the Mount in this way: “Behold Christianity in its native form; as delivered by its great Author! This is the genuine religion of Jesus Christ.” When
John Wesley begins the concluding paragraph of his third discourse on the Sermon on the Mount in this way: “Behold Christianity in its native form; as delivered by its great Author! This is the genuine religion of Jesus Christ.” When
The conflicts of Israel and Palestine, always simmering and recently boiling over, have entered our awareness again. Again, we confront the tensions of viewpoints and the complexities of opinion about whom to hold responsible and what to do. Academics wax
(Please forgive the scrunched paragraphs below. I tried to fix the spacing, but my technological savvy clearly fails me.) The United Methodist Church, after significant collective soul-searching, has developed a list of markers for vital congregations. 1. People engaging in
One of the major questions I think about often – partly as a scholar, but more so as a questioning Christian – touches on how “history” as a discipline and “theology” as a discipline relate – or not. Stick with
I recently published a book on spiritual maturity and I’m going try to develop the habit of blogging regularly about themes related to the book. This post is one and it touches on a very personal struggle. I continue to