sanctification

My buddy Jason Micheli recently wrote about the gap between the Christianities of conservative evangelical...

As United Methodism approaches our denominational apocalypse at the May 2020 General Conference, I've come...

I just spent a three-day Cursillo retreat with mostly older, conservative small-town United Methodists in...

Jason Micheli is my closest frenemy who isn't openly Calvinist. I love Jason, but sometimes...

Jason Micheli is my closest frenemy who isn't openly Calvinist. I love Jason, but sometimes...

The entry in AA's Daily Reflections for today says, "Our real purpose is to fit ourselves...

I've been traveling for the past week so I've only had internet access on my...

I have spent most of my adult life trying to figure out how to talk...

Dear Wesleyan Covenantal Association, First of all, I'm not afraid of you. I don't think...

One of the tragedies of our civil war in United Methodism has been the bifurcation...

Becoming divine. It sounds like new age drivel one might hear from a spiritual guru...

I just finished breakfast with a man who has been one of my most important...

Blessed are the pure in heart for they shall see God. This beatitude is everything....

It seems there are two kinds of Christians: those who think the world needs to...

Growing up in the church, I would often hear the phrase, "We're just pilgrims passing...

I came across the Biblical context of the Wesleyan doctrine of Christian perfection in yesterday's...

We had the first session of our new member class today. During the first class,...

We had the first session of our new member class today. During the first class,...

For the past two years at our church's confirmation retreat, I've shared a message based...

I had been waiting all summer for the release date of Miroslav Volf's latest book,...

[This is a repost of an article I wrote for Ministry Matters on the two...

Psalm 119:33-40 Teach me, O Lord, the way of your statutes, and I will observe...

Sermon for 5/21/2011 Text: 1 Peter 2:1-10 At our Change the World event last weekend,...