Mar 2013
Lawrence Garcia: Jesus the Jester: Recovering the Holy Folly of the Gospel
Sunday/March/2013 20:26 Filed in: Theology | Guest Blogs
Guest blog by Lawrence E. Garcia, Senior Teaching Pastor of Academia Church in Goodyear, Arizona. Read More...Comments
Resurrection Happens
Saturday/March/2013 10:27 Filed in: Personal
Right around the time I formally retired from the United Methodist ministry, I surprised myself. I recognized that I was still a Christian. In a way, nothing had changed. Yet, somehow it had. Read More...Holiness Texts: Matthew 22:37
Thursday/March/2013 11:54 Filed in: Wesleyan Theology
"And He said to him, ‘YOU SHALL LOVE THE LORD YOUR GOD WITH ALL YOUR HEART, AND WITH ALL YOUR SOUL, AND WITH ALL YOUR MIND.’" — Matthew 22:37, NASB. Read More...Why I Love the Summa Theologica of Thomas Aquinas
Monday/March/2013 14:12 Filed in: Theology
Many years ago (and for reasons I don't really fathom myself) I became dissatisfied with the fact that I had little or no comprehension of the theology of Thomas Aquinas. Here's what I did. I happened upon a very good path — which I highly recommend to anyone else out there who wants a basic understanding of Thomas' thought. Read More...Why I Never Write Book Reviews
Friday/March/2013 08:17 Filed in: Site Update
I never write book reviews, and I never intend to. I know that book reviews are a staple of the blogosphere and I could get free books sometimes if I were willing to review them. I hate writing book reviews. I just won't do it. There are lots of reasons. Read More...On This Week's Rob Bell Flap
Thursday/March/2013 11:06 Filed in: Sexuality Issues | Internet Links
The Internet has been a-buzz this week about Rob Bell and gay marriage and "skirting the edge of heresy," and so forth — but I've been too dizzy to type anything at the computer. If I'd been well, I would've said something, I'm sure. Not that it would have been worth much. But, I'm now getting around to typing something on my iPad. Read More...
Holiness Texts: Matthew 6:10
Monday/March/2013 09:57 Filed in: Wesleyan Theology
Wesley: Offering Salvation to Every Creature
Saturday/March/2013 07:58 Filed in: John Wesley
A brief quote from John Wesley. From Around the Internet
Friday/March/2013 10:20 Filed in: Internet Links
A few links from around the Internet: Google Reader, the Pope, prayer, and reading the Bible. Read More...Notes on Amos 3:9-15
Thursday/March/2013 15:47 Filed in: Bible
The prophet calls the surrounding nations to witness against YHWH's Chosen People. Read More...Rob Bell on Doubting God at Easter
Thursday/March/2013 08:25 Filed in: Theology
In his new book, Rob Bell speaks of a time when he was troubled by doubts about God. Read More...Holiness & The Means of Grace
Thursday/March/2013 07:50 Filed in: Wesleyan Theology | Christian Perfection
A quote from an old (1946) study of the theology of John Wesley (emphasis mine)… Read More...Holiness Texts: Matthew 5:48
Tuesday/March/2013 14:16 Filed in: Wesleyan Theology
"Therefore you are to be perfect, as your heavenly Father is perfect." — Matthew 5:48, NASB. Read More...Faith, Life, and Theology
Tuesday/March/2013 10:52 Filed in: Theology | Internet Links
Yesterday, my friend Mark Payne wrote a thought provoking blog post entitled: “I’m Not a Believer!”. And, it got me thinking…. Read More...Schenck: 10 Common Mistakes about the New Testament
Tuesday/March/2013 09:32 Filed in: Biblical Theology | Internet Links
From Ken Schenck, Dean of Wesley Seminary at Indiana Wesleyan University where he is also Professor of New Testament and Christian Ministry, here is a list of what he considers to be “10 fairly clear insights” about New Testament interpretation “that have not fully trickled down to the popular level:” Read More...Steve Holmes on Phoebe Palmer
Monday/March/2013 11:05 Filed in: Internet Links
“She formed the spirituality that formed me. She changed the world. Who am I to even think of defending her?” Read More...From Around the Internet
Monday/March/2013 08:48 Filed in: Internet Links
A few links from around the Internet: Class meetings, Justin Lee, the Bible, and Rob Bell. Read More...Lindström: God's Law Keeps Us Alive
Friday/March/2013 16:17 Filed in: Wesleyan Theology
A brief quote on the function of the moral law in the Christian life.William Law: Prayer That Renews
Friday/March/2013 15:50 Filed in: Prayer
“No vice can harbor in you, no infirmity take any root, no good desire can languish, when once your heart is in this method of prayer….” Read More...Holiness Texts: Ezekiel 36:25, 26, 29
Thursday/March/2013 14:28 Filed in: Wesleyan Theology
“Then I will sprinkle clean water on you, and you will be clean; I will cleanse you from all your filthiness and from all your idols. Moreover, I will give you a new heart and put a new spirit within you; and I will remove the heart of stone from your flesh and give you a heart of flesh." Ezekiel 36:25,26, NASB. "Moreover, I will save you from all your uncleanness; and I will call for the grain and multiply it, and I will not bring a famine on you." Ezekiel 36:29, NASB. Read More...Lindström: Forgiveness & Sanctification
Thursday/March/2013 09:26 Filed in: Wesleyan Theology | Christian Perfection
“Forgiveness and sanctification are the two cardinal factors in [John Wesley’s] idea of salvation….” Read More...Lindström: Faith & Final Salvation
Wednesday/March/2013 12:42 Filed in: Wesleyan Theology
“Thus the condition necessary to final salvation coincides fairly closely with that necessary to the maintenance of the Christian life in general. In both cases it is a matter of the faith active in love.” Read More...Rob Bell's New Book
Tuesday/March/2013 17:05 Filed in: Books
And, here he is… stirring the pot once again…