Apr 2013
Bauckham on Christian Universalism
Tuesday/April/2013 18:47 Filed in: Internet Links | Theology
Some quotes from an article by Richard Bauckham on the history of Christian Universalism — and a link to the article itself. Read More...Comments
William Law: Prayer from the Heart
Tuesday/April/2013 15:56 Filed in: Prayer | Quotations
Grace & the Unevangelized
Monday/April/2013 15:50 Filed in: Wesleyan Theology
While Wesleyan theology does not teach or imply Universal Salvation it does teach Universal Grace. The scope of grace is seen as being wider than it might be from some other points of view. Read More...Notes on Colossians 1:24
Friday/April/2013 11:49 Filed in: Bible | Colossians
"I am now rejoicing in my sufferings for your sake, and in my flesh I am completing what is lacking in Christ’s afflictions for the sake of his body, that is, the church." Read More...Derek Ouellette: How the Gospel Works
Wednesday/April/2013 08:43 Filed in: Guest Blogs | Theology
Guest blog by Derek Ouellette. “The gospel, in its essence, then, is a proclamation of King Jesus.” Read More...Gorman: Resistence and Worship in the Book of Revelation
Tuesday/April/2013 11:50 Filed in: Quotations
A brief quote from Michael J. Gorman on the meaning of the book of Revelation.Wesley: “Methodists” Described
Tuesday/April/2013 11:50 Filed in: John Wesley | Quotations
Eradication of the Sin Nature? Huh?
Monday/April/2013 10:51 Filed in: Wesleyan Theology
Why did the Holiness writers in the Wesleyan tradition speak of the “eradication of the sin nature”? What on earth did they mean by that? Read More...From Around the Internet
Saturday/April/2013 12:59 Filed in: Internet Links
Some links from around the Internet: Scripture, Nicea, being human, Thomas Aquinas, determinism, explaining sin to adolescents, Romans 13, and why some churches don’t grow. Read More...My Preaching Schedule — So Far
Friday/April/2013 12:50 Filed in: Personal
Someone asked by email where I might be preaching in the area and I thought it might be nice to keep people updated on this. Read More...Some Helpful Wesleyan Perspectives
Thursday/April/2013 12:14 Filed in: Wesleyan Theology
Reflections on some quotations from an essay by Jerry Walls and Kyle Blanchette. Read More...John Wesley the Hopeful Inclusivist
”…I have no authority from the Word of God ‘to judge those that are without.’ Nor do I conceive that any man living has a right to sentence all the heathen and Mahometan world to damnation.” Read More...Notes on John 10:22-30
Wednesday/April/2013 14:44 Filed in: Bible
This is a continuation of Jesus’ claim to be the Good Shepherd. This incident comments on the material that appears in the first part of this chapter. Read More...A Prayer Before Reading the Scriptures
Wednesday/April/2013 11:10 Filed in: Prayer
The following prayer is attributed to John Chrysostom (d. 407AD) Holiness Texts: Romans 2:29
Tuesday/April/2013 09:17 Filed in: Wesleyan Theology
"But he is a Jew who is one inwardly; and circumcision is that which is of the heart, by the Spirit, not by the letter; and his praise is not from men, but from God." Read More...Maddox: Scripture and the Analogy of Faith
Monday/April/2013 17:07 Filed in: Bible
Randy Maddox on John Wesley’s principles for interpreting Scripture.Wesley: Two Paths
A quote from John Wesley: Christians have “the choice of walking in the higher or the lower path.” Read More...Ben Witherington: Why a Wesleyan Approach to Theology?
Thursday/April/2013 08:02 Filed in: Wesleyan Theology
Yes, this is another video in the excellent 7 Minute Seminary series from Asbury Theological Seminary. Read More...A Holy Dissatisfaction is Aroused
Wednesday/April/2013 18:06 Filed in: Methodism
Theodore Runyon on sanctification and social change.Holiness Texts: John 17:17-23
Tuesday/April/2013 11:26 Filed in: Wesleyan Theology
"'Sanctify them in the truth; Thy word is truth. As Thou didst send Me into the world, I also have sent them into the world. And for their sakes I sanctify Myself, that they themselves also may be sanctified in truth. I do not ask in behalf of these alone, but for those also who believe in Me through their word; that they may all be one; even as Thou, Father, art in Me, and I in Thee, that they also may be in Us; that the world may believe that Thou didst send Me. And the glory which Thou hast given Me I have given to them; that they may be one, just as We are one; I in them, and Thou in Me, that they may be perfected in unity, that the world may know that Thou didst send Me, and didst love them, even as Thou didst love Me.'" Read More...Scripture & the Danger of Biblicism
Monday/April/2013 16:11 Filed in: Quotations
An interesting quote about the Bible from W. A. Visser’t Hooft in The Kingship of Christ: An Interpretation of Recent European Theology (1948), pp. 142-43 Read More...From Around the Internet
Monday/April/2013 11:32 Filed in: Internet Links
A few links from around the Internet: the Politics of Exile, being “Biblical,” Calvinism & Psychotherapy, Prayer & the unchurched. Read More...Anatomy of a Bad Book Review
Timothy C. Tennent recently wrote a book review of Rob Bell’s newest book. And, Timothy C. Tennent should be ashamed of himself. I’m not writing to defend Bell. I’m writing to attack Tennent. Read More...Rick Blunt: When a Pastor’s Atheist Father Dies During Holy Week
Friday/April/2013 13:02 Filed in: Guest Blogs
Guest blog by Richard (Rick) Blunt, pastor of the First United Methodist Church in Lowell, Michigan. Read More...William Law: Can You Pray About It?
Thursday/April/2013 16:09 Filed in: Prayer
"Consider yourself as always wrong, as having gone aside, and lost your right path, when….” Read More...Stephen Rankin: Ignoring the Resurrection Deniers
Wednesday/April/2013 11:43 Filed in: Theology | Guest Blogs
Guest blog by Stephen W. Rankin. “Thus, the time has come for us to start ignoring those who claim that thinking, enlightened people cannot possibly believe in the bodily resurrection of Jesus.” Read More...Jerry Walls Reviews Love Wins by Rob Bell
Wednesday/April/2013 11:09 Filed in: Books | Guest Blogs
Guest blog by Dr. Jerry L. Walls, Professor of Philosophy at Houston Baptist University. Yeah, it’s a book review of Rob Bell’s Love Wins. This was an item I had posted on my old (Apple hosted) web site. But, I thought it would be good to have it on the new site, as well. Read More...Holiness Texts: John 8:34-36
Tuesday/April/2013 12:45 Filed in: Wesleyan Theology
"Jesus answered them, 'Truly, truly, I say to you, everyone who commits sin is the slave of sin. And the slave does not remain in the house forever; the son does remain forever. If therefore the Son shall make you free, you shall be free indeed'." (John 8:34-36, NASB.) Read More...Ben Witherington: Easter and the Resurrection
Tuesday/April/2013 10:27 Filed in: Theology | The Church Year
Here is another video in the excellent Seven Minute Seminary series from the Asbury Theological Seminary Seedbed. Read More...