Oct 2012
Personal Update 10/30/2012
Tuesday/October/2012 14:55 Filed in: Personal
Well, first I had computer problems. Then I got sick. Thursday, I’m off to prison. Read More...Comments
Notes on Colossians 1:13, 14
Tuesday/October/2012 11:44 Filed in: Bible
The apostle’s prayer is followed by a statement about the Gospel’s effect on his readers’ lives. Read More...John Wesley on Schism
Monday/October/2012 13:53 Filed in: John Wesley
“[Schism] is evil in itself. To separate ourselves from a body of living Christians, with whom we were before united, is a grievous breach of the law of love….” Read More...Wesley on the Economy?
Thursday/October/2012 16:01 Filed in: John Wesley
John Wesley believed that most of the economic problems of the day were caused by a growing disparity between the rich and the poor. Read More...Notes on Amos 2:1-5
Thursday/October/2012 14:31 Filed in: Bible
Amos continues his prophecies against the nations in this chapter. This is where the prophecy takes a dramatic turn. Read More...Only One Foundation
Wednesday/October/2012 17:50 Filed in: Theology
“For no one can lay any foundation other than the one that has been laid; that foundation is Jesus Christ.” (1 Corinthians 3:11, NRSV). Read More...The History of Rapture Theology in American Christianity
Wednesday/October/2012 17:03 Filed in: Theology
Rapture Theology is not harmless. This video gives us a historical overview of its rise in popular Christianity and it’s harmful effects…. Read More...How I Still Think Like a Methodist
Tuesday/October/2012 12:00 Filed in: Wesleyan Theology
I still believe in a here-and-now Gospel that changes people for the better and impacts the world for the better. Read More...Newbigin: A Faith That Commands Allegiance
Tuesday/October/2012 10:29 Filed in: Quotations
“In a world which knows that there is only one physics and one mathematics, religion cannot do less than claim for its affirmations a like universal validity.” Read More...Notes on Amos 1:3-15
Monday/October/2012 14:19 Filed in: Bible
Amos the prophet was certain that there was a God to whom the nations must give account. There was a moral judge of the world. Read More...A Call to Holiness
Monday/October/2012 12:41 Filed in: Quotations
“By the grace of God, let us covenant together to be a holy people.”No Standing Still
Tuesday/October/2012 11:57 Filed in: Quotations
A brief quote from St. Bonaventure (1221-1274). Do Not Be Afraid
Tuesday/October/2012 09:33 Filed in: Quotations
“The only way that can be changed is for God, from God’s side, to change the power equation and invite us into a world of mutuality and vulnerability.” Read More...Light Through Darkness
Monday/October/2012 10:02 Filed in: Quotations
We must approach the Scriptures with humility and patience, with our own agenda out of the way, and allow the Spirit to stir the deeper meaning for us. Read More...Christ & Non-Christians
Saturday/October/2012 10:42 Filed in: Wesleyan Theology
Question: What do we do with the fact that there have been billions of people who died before Christ came to be among us on this earth? Or what about those who never learned about the saving power of Christ? How is it fair that these never had a chance for salvation? What guidance do the Scriptures give us on this issue, and what has the historic Church said about it? Read More...Dan O. Via on ἀρσενοκοίτης
Saturday/October/2012 09:20 Filed in: Sexuality Issues
There is very good reason to think that ἀρσενοκοίτης in 1 Corinthians 6 and 1 Timothy 1 is a reference to male same gender sex. Read More...Wesley: The Purpose of Christ’s Coming
Monday/October/2012 11:50 Filed in: John Wesley
"O do not take any thing less than this for the religion of Jesus Christ!” 
