Feb 2013
Holiness Texts: Matthew 5:8
Wednesday/February/2013 16:37 Filed in: Wesleyan Theology
"Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God." Matthew 5:8, NASB.Adventures in Dizziness
Wednesday/February/2013 15:35 Filed in: Personal
To tell you the truth, I generally don't know what I can do and what I can't do. Vertigo can hit unexpectedly and for no apparent reason. Read More...William Law: The Prayer Book You Need
Tuesday/February/2013 16:14 Filed in: Prayer
“The way to be a man of prayer, and be governed by its spirit….The Holiness Texts of John Wesley
Friday/February/2013 16:21 Filed in: Wesleyan Theology
John Wesley taught that people cannot have the kind of the faith that brings them into a new or deeper experience of God's grace unless they first had "a Divine evidence and conviction... that God hath promised it in the Holy Scripture." Read More...Matt's Reply
Thursday/February/2013 13:05 Filed in: Wesleyan Theology
Today I just want to briefly note that Matt O’Reilly responded to my post from yesterday…. Read More...Sometmes a Picture is Worth a Thousand Words
Wednesday/February/2013 17:03 Filed in: Church History
I don’t know where Dave Wainscott found this, but…A Wesleyan Voice? #AndCanItBe
Tuesday/February/2013 18:48 Filed in: Wesleyan Theology
A brief response to some concerns and ideas raised by Kevin Watson & Matt O’Reilly. Read More...Notes on Amos 3:3-8
Tuesday/February/2013 11:40 Filed in: Bible
The opening verses of chapter 3 identify the people against whom Amos is prophesying: "the whole family that [God] brought up out of the land of Egypt." Now, in verses 3-8, Amos talks about his own role as a prophet. Read More...The Reason I Continue to Use Facebook
Saturday/February/2013 13:21 Filed in: Site Update
I've noticed a few friends have given up Facebook for Lent. And, it got me to thinking why I spend time with Facebook, and why it is still working for me.Read More...
Notes on Luke 4:1-13
Thursday/February/2013 08:19 Filed in: Bible
I really like the way Luke tells the story of Jesus’ temptation. Heschel: Blame Religion for its Own Defeats
Wednesday/February/2013 19:35 Filed in: Quotations
“Religion declined not because it was refuted, but because it became….”Notes on Amos 3:1, 2
Friday/February/2013 16:12 Filed in: Bible
It is amazing how self-critical the Hebrew Scriptures are. They do not glorify the nation or it's heroes. The nation's critics were remembered — they were remembered as prophets who told them, in advance, of the danger that lay ahead for them. Read More...Coming Home
Wednesday/February/2013 16:58 Filed in: Personal
For a long time, I felt like I was kind of a nomad. I am still reminded of the fact every time someone asks me "Where are you from?" It’s not supposed to be a difficult question.Read More...
Holiness and the Bible
Wednesday/February/2013 12:27 Filed in: Wesleyan Theology
I have this crazy notion that even if people forgot about Wesley and Fletcher and Clarke and Finney and Mahan, etc. but would just come to the Bible with open hearts & minds, the holiness themes would re-assert themselves. Read More...Expect the Spirit to Work for You
Tuesday/February/2013 13:55 Filed in: Quotations
A brief quote from F. B. Meyer (1847-1929).The Five Points of Arminius
Monday/February/2013 09:46 Filed in: Theology | Quotations
Here is a statement of the beliefs of Arminius in — as much as possible — the language that he actually used. Read More...Yoder: No One Ungifted
Monday/February/2013 08:05 Filed in: Quotations | Theology
Thanks to Dave Wainscott for recently posting this excellent quote from John Howard Yoder…. Read More...