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"This verse obviously supports X," claims Sally. "Are you crazy? That verse obviously means Y," responds Ken. Isn't it fascinating when two people read the same Bible and come to o...
During Christmastide (December 24, 2015 – January 6, 2016) my scripture reading and prayer led me to spend much time thinking about Mary, the mother of Jesus. I think it’s unfortun...
Reclaiming Conversation: The Power of Talk in A Digital Age by Sherry Turkle Penguin Press, 2015, 448 pages How often have you checked your phone while standing in line or sitting...
What does it mean to learn something? This is a question I've been exploring since I started working at Discipleship Ministries as Director of Adult Discipleship. What factors go ...
December 2015
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Living as a witness to Jesus Christ in the world requires a balanced discipleship that is empowered in Christian community shaped by a rule of life that is centered in Christ’s tea...
John Wesley describes the purpose of the church in Sermon 92: “On Zeal” Lastly, that his followers may the more effectually provoke one another to love, holy tempers, and good work...
As the holidays approach and 2015 comes to a close, I’m beginning to look back through photos of our visits for the E-reader Project this year. Here are a few from our first launch...
I wonder what gave Mary her confidence and humility? Those qualities don’t often go together. We can probably think of people rather quickly who display confidence in such proport...
“‘I am loved, therefore I am.” Being is a gift of the Other, and it is this very gift that constitutes love; if love does not grant or ‘cause’ a unique identity, it is not true lo...
Advent is an opportunity for the church to be in, but not of, the world. We witness to Christ whose birth we celebrate in Christmas when Christians and the church fully celebrate t...
“The irony here, of course, is that the desire to live authentically by one’s own preferences is attended by a strong desire to form a persona acceptable to one’s peers. Everyone ...
November 2015
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In the last blog post, we explored our story fitting into God’s larger story. As Christians, we believe that in our baptism we have been claimed by God and God’s mission of reconci...
“I can only answer the question, ‘What am I to do?’ if I can answer the prior question, ‘Of what story or stories do I find myself a part?’”1“Christian identity is always tied to a...
“Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me.” That’s how I remember hearing that phrase around my pre-teen years. A version I recently heard sounds more ac...
The General Rule of Discipleship (To witness to Jesus Christ in the world, and to follow his teachings through acts of compassion, justice, worship, and devotion under the guidance...
In 2013, the publishing teams of Bulgaria and Romania decided it was necessary to start a Wesleyan publishing operation. We currently do not have any books about the Methodism in ...
The role of the people is to live out the baptismal covenant fully and faithfully in their daily lives, including their interactions with the Christian community, the church. The r...
“If religion once served as a sacred canopy of meaning, we since seem to have grown quite comfortable living under a naked sky.”1 As I said in the opening blog post, as intriguing...
“This is a flattened world...Authority is given away, and those who try to squeeze it, lose it.”1 Have you heard of Sheilaism? Are you guilty of being a Sheilaite? Sheilaism, coin...
“Speaking to North Americans about consumerism is like talking to fish about water. It is an all-encompassing part of our daily existence and usually too close for us to even noti...
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