Old Testament Foundations

dietrich_Bonhoeffer02A quote from Dietrich Bonhoeffer: what is the Christian approach to the Old Testament? Read More...
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Atonement and Communication

New Creation book“Rather than the traditional view of the atonement which sees it primarily as a transaction between the Father and the Son apart from humanity….” Read More...
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From Around the Web 2/27/12

internetVarious links from around the Internet: food for thought. Read More...
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A New Principle of Life

DSteele“Regeneration is the lodgement by the Holy Spirit of the new principle of life.” Read More...
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Wesley on Pelagius

jwesley-48rcblueReferences to Pelagius in the writings of John Wesley. Wesley gave the man the benefit of the doubt. Read More...
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Olson's Litmus Test of Christianity.

ROlsonOn the topic of exclusivist Christians: some strong words from Roger E. Olson. Read More...
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Turn Your Eyes Upon Jesus

Jesus-alpha-omegaThoughts appropriate to Lent from the book of Revelation. Read More...
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Psalm 1:1 — אַשְׁרֵי

hebrew_scrollsReflections and a Prayer on Psalm 1: an invitation into a life of blessing. Read More...
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John Wesley on Self Denial

jwesley-48rcblueA quote from John Wesley about self-denial — and a question. Read More...
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Ash Wednesday

ash_wednesdaySince tomorrow is Ash Wednesday, and this begins the important Church season of Lent, I thought I’d share some thoughts on this topic. Ash Wednesday services are important to me — when I can attend. But, I haven’t always felt that way about it. Read More...
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What are Methodists, Anyway?

jwesley005-rdA summary statement, loosely based on John Wesley’s essay The Character of a Methodist. Read More...
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Kevin Jackson: Women Leaders in the Wesleyan Movements

Kevin jacksonGuest post by Kevin Jackson: “some short biographies of women who were early leaders (prior to 1900) in the various Wesleyan inspired movements. The Methodist, Holiness, and Charismatic movements all have a rich egalitarian history.” Read More...
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Praise and Silence

Hebrew_bible_4Reflections and a Prayer on Psalm 106:1, 2. Read More...
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Failure as a Backdrop to Praise

Elijah_under_broom_treeReflections and a Prayer on Psalm 106:6. Read More...
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Wesley: A Man of One Book

JWESLEY003Now here’s a John Wesley quote that simply has to be on this site somewhere…. Read More...
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Lent: Then & Now

AshWedThe history of the season of Lent is interesting for us today. Though we do not celebrate it as people did in the past, a look at the history of Lent can give meaning to this season of the Church year. Read More...
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A Morning Prayer

prayer4Many years ago I made a quiet spiritual breakthrough in my life. Read More...
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Riley Case: How Much Do We Trust Our Bishops?

riley-caseThis came in my email inbox, from the Confessing Movement in the United Methodist Church. Read More...
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What John Wesley Actually Said About the Bible

jwesley-aI've gathered together on this page everything substantive that John Wesley said about the Bible. Read More...
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Bonhoeffer On Christianity Without Discipleship

dietrich_bonhoefferA great quote from Dietrich Bonhoeffer’s The Cost of Discipleship. Read More...
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Where's the Revival Now?

tent-revivalWhat are the evangelistic strategies of today that have replaced the strategies of the past? Read More...
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Complete Salvation & Nothing Less

Taylor_Burton-EdwardsA recent Internet exchange about the meaning of discipleship in the United Methodist Church. Read More...
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Yet Another N. T. Wright Book

nt_wrightYes, there is yet another book coming out by N. T. Wright: How God Became King. Read More...
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Should We Take the Bible Literally?

biblelightPeople sometimes say they take the Bible literally. Some say they don’t take it literally. What on earth do people mean when they say things like that? Read More...
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Wesley: “Speak and Spare Not”

jwesley-rdJohn Wesley said: “"Where Christian perfection is not strongly and explicitly preached, there is seldom any remarkable blessing from God….” Read More...
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Other Things Wesley Never Said

twitter_bird_deadMore false Wesley quotes. Read More...
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Wesley Did Not Burn His Old Sermons!

jwesley-48rcblueJohn Wesley did not burn his old sermons. Of course not.
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From Around the Web 2/6/12

Internet_map_300px-1024Various links from around the Internet: food for thought. Read More...
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Praying the Psalms

Hebrew+MS+PsalmsHow I learned to pray the Psalms. Read More...
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Judgement, Hope and the UMC

Timothy_W_Whitaker_lgRemarks on the state of the United Methodist Church by Florida Bishop Timothy W. Whitaker. Read More...
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From Around the Web 2/5/12

internetVarious links from around the Internet: food for thought. Read More...
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Some Sites & Blogs that are worth a look:

A Peculiar Prophet (Bishop William H. Willimon)
Accountable Discipleship (Steven Manskar)
Allan R. Bevere
Ancient Hebrew Poetry (John Hobbins)
Asbury Seedbed
Ben Witherington on Bible and Culture
Black, White and Gray (Sociology & Christianity)
Carl McColman
Cheese-Wearing Theology (Amanda MacInnis)
Christus Victor Ministries blog (Greg Boyd)
Covered in the Master's Dust (Ben Gosden)
Covenant of Love (Derek Ouellette)
Crumbs from the Communion Table (Justin Lee)
Dr. Platypus (Darrell Pursiful)
Euangelion (Michael Bird & Joel Willitts)
Everyday Theology (Marc Cortez)
Faith Improvised (Tim Gombis)
For the Love of Wisdom & the Wisdom of Love (Thomas Jay Oord)
Gentle Wisdom (Peter Kirk)
Gloria Deo: Wesleyan-glican Ramblings (Daniel McLain Hixon)
God’s Politics (Jim Wallis & friends)
Holloway Rev (Paul Weary)
Incarnatio (Matt O'Reilly)
Inhabitatio Dei (Halden Doerge)
Internet Monk
(Ir)regular Christian (Casey Taylor)
James-Michael Smith
James Pedlar
Jeff K. Clarke
Jonathan Martin
Jesus Creed (Scot McKnight)
John Meunier’s Blog
Lisa Colón DeLay
Lakeside Reflections (Mark Payne)
Mercy, not Sacrifice (Morgan Guyton)
MethoBlog
McIlweb (Keith McIlwain)
Ministry Matters
Nijay K. Gupta
Notes from a Small Place (Jake Meador)
Oboedire (Steve Harper)
Of Dust and Kings (T. E. Hanna)
of Paper, Pints and Tweed (Mason Slater)
Pam BG's Blog (Pam Garrud)
Participatory Bible Study Blog (Henry E. Neufield)
Peter Enns
Pisteuomen (T. Michael W. Halcomb)
Professor Obvious (Jason A. Staples)
The Pulpiteer (Andy Croel)
Purging my soul…one blog at a time (Sam Nunnally)
Quadrilateral Thoughts (Ken Schenck)
Rankin File (Steve Rankin)
Rachel Held Evans
Randal Rauser
Real Meal Ministries (Brian D. Russell)
Reasonable Faith (William Lane Craig)
Reformed and Always Reforming (Randy Boswell)
Reformedish (Derek Rishmawy)
Roger E. Olson
The Ivy Bush (Jonathan Marlowe)
Silent Weapons for Quiet Wars (Brian MacArevey)
Society of Evangelical Arminians
Storied Theology (J. R. Daniel Kirk)
Steele's Answers
Teddy Ray: Theology, Ministry and Life with God
the episcopalian (William Birch)
The New Methofesto (Wes Magruder)
The Pangea Blog (Kurt Willems)
The Plow Boy (Lawrence Garcia)
The Search for Integrity (Bob Buehler)
The Unfiltered Wesleyan (Matthew Johnson)
Threads from Henry’s Web (Henry E. Neufeld)
The Blog Chooses the Blogger (Will Grady)
Theological Graffitti (T. C. Moore)
Theologician (Kyle Blanchette)
Unsettled Christianity (Joel E. Watts)
United Methodeviations (Dan R. Dick)
United Methodist Insight (Cynthia B. Astle)
Vital Piety (Kevin Watson)
Walking in the Wilderness (Pat Schwebes Dunbar)
Wesleyan Arminian (Kevin Jackson)
Wesleyan Leadership (Steven Manskar)
Wesleyan Sermons (audio)
W. David Phillips
Writing in the Dust (Wesley Hill)