In my most recent post, I tried to show why I and some other United Methodists don’t find the so-called local option on same sex marriage helpful. I said I would try a “method” question in a subsequent post, and
Dogma as Drama – Thank You, Dorothy Sayers
In Letters to a Post-Christian World, Dorothy L. Sayers (1893-1957; author, playwright, critic, poet) includes a number of essays on Christian orthodoxy and speaks to the value of dogma and the related determination to hold to right beliefs. These essays make
Creeds, Orthodoxy, and What is Required of United Methodists
A number of my blogging friends (here, here here, and here) have been posting about the importance and value of the creeds (mainly Apostles and Nicene) for Christian belief and practice. They also have engaged in debate about whether John Wesley’s
Unavoidable Orthodoxy
“Orthodox” or “orthodoxy,” used not in reference to church bodies often known as “Eastern” Orthodox, but in the more formal sense of “adhering to right beliefs,” has been much on my mind lately. Today, I posted on my Facebook timeline
Methods: More than Sharing Stories and Naming Sources
In a couple of different ways and places, lately, I’ve expressed an opinion about what is wrong with current United Methodist debates and what is needed. My recent post about labels shared a personal experience illustrating the frustration of having