In John Wesley’s first of his thirteen sermons on The Sermon on the Mount, he states plainly, “Let us observe who it is (emphasis added) that is here speaking, that we may ‘take heed how we hear.’ Who I think
In John Wesley’s first of his thirteen sermons on The Sermon on the Mount, he states plainly, “Let us observe who it is (emphasis added) that is here speaking, that we may ‘take heed how we hear.’ Who I think
With trepidation I enter the lists on the topic of the reinstatement of Bishop Earl Bledsoe. (For anyone possibly unaware, Bishop Bledsoe was involuntarily retired by action of the South Central Jurisdictional Committee on the Episcopacy with ratification by the
Having finished N.T. Wright’s How God Became King (see September 27 post), a few somewhat scattered and searching thoughts. First, my conviction about the old Methodist division remains strong and grows. A reading of Wright’s book will challenge that problem and
N.T. Wright writes faster than I can read. Having relished a few of his other works, I sat down with his new How God Became King: The Forgotten Story of the Gospels, (HarperOne, 2012). I’m not finished and I’ve been trying
People who seek to become naturalized citizens of the United States must pass a test to qualify for the privilege of reciting the citizenship oath. And it’s an oral test (see http://www.uscis.gov). No guessing on multiple choice questions. Still worrying about