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
Another Lesson in the Power of Doctrine
Yesterday in worship we sang the old Gospel hymn, “I Stand Amazed in the Presence.” It’s one of those songs that gets me all choked up. I know, part of it has to do with my upbringing: Sunday night worship
“Big Tent” Methodism
Off and on since yesterday’s Sunday School class, I’ve been pondering a comment made to me after class. I’ve heard it many times: “Methodists are big tent people.” And so I muse…and fume. I must tell a bit of the