Theology

Fascism is a death cult. It does not matter what form or name it takes....

How did we ever get to this point? What pillars did we build? The churches...

The evangelicals/fundamentalists lost by winning. They won a Supreme Court that overturned their great target...

I am not comfortable with the term "prayer warrior." Never have been. Recalling Frank Perretti's...

Easter season ends with Pentecost. Often it is lost in the shuffle in church worship...

Another mass school shooting has happened. The reported numbers are 19 children and 2 adults...

Few things are more gratifying to a pastor or teacher as a person saying, "I...

I am staying with The United Methodist Church. There are good reasons to remain. The...

Forward United is a gathering of traditionalist, centrist, and progressive United Methodists in my Annual...

Experience teaches me that nothing stops a person who wants a divorce. Begging a person...

Loving wisdom is the primary motivation in philosophical talks. A recent discussion with an evangelical...

Experience is a great teacher. This quality has come under scrutiny among many conservative Wesleyans....

What was Jesus doing on Holy Saturday? Was he really in or spiritually out of...

Forgive me for approaching what many take as serious business lightly. What some people believe...

The story is about the end of Jesus’ forty days in the wilderness. We are...

"And I tell you, you are Peter, and on this rock I will build my...

The leader began with the story. "There is evil abroad." And the tale continued from...

I will discuss the transition of a friend who I first knew as "Seth." It...

Steve Jobs, it is said, woke up every morning to make some new piece of...

Christians being bad is a common theme for bloggers. A few public examples come to...

Heresy is not often the equivalent of insanity. We who grew up during the cold...

The gospel of Matthew can be called the refugee gospel. Scholars think it is the...

I am tired. I know you are too. We are plagued by the same demon....

A local politician used the phrase spiritual warfare to describe his political viewpoint. The phrase has...

Will we recover? This is THE QUESTION every congregation is asking right now. Once the...

The new Netflix Series Midnight Mass is about a nightmare. It is a recurring one. People...

The death of Bishop John Shelby Spong brought up the suspected accolades and condemnations from...

Groucho Marx dreamed he had died and gone to Heaven instead of Hell. Once there...

I want to talk about the Wesleyan Covenant Association. The organization claims to be grounded...

Spirituality is either a practice or a desire. People can claim to be "spiritual rather...