In Hosea 2, we find a beautiful promise of restoration immediately after God’s judgment against Israel’s infamous infidelity. The language in the promise is that of the New Creation. “On that day” God will reclaim the adulteress Israel. The Lord
Hats Off to John Calvin
Again, friends, my blog posts are coming much too slowly. However, follow this link for a post I wrote for Christian History. https://www.christianhistoryinstitute.org/blog/post/im-not-supposed-to-like-calvin/
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
Ash Wednesday Homily, 2015
The Apostle Paul confesses in Romans 7:18, “I can will what is right, but I cannot do it.” Saint Paul apparently struggled with New Years resolutions like the rest of us! Yet, one of the points of deepest confusion, even
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