Thoughts on John Wesley, UMC, life, faith, and anything else!
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Can’t Figure this One Out
I haven’t taken time to look at the specifics here, but it seems like Fox News and CNN are reading completely different reports from GM. The Fox News link is GM Posts Largest-Ever $38.7B Annual Loss, Offers Buyouts to 74,000 Workers. The title basically says it all. Yet, the CNN link is titled GM offers…
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Rick Warren Video from World Economic Forum in Davos
Robert Scoble was at the World Economic Forum in Davos broadcasting live video from his phone. In the 10 minute video Warren discusses what he is doing, technology in Africa and his church, among other topics. Interesting to see Warren and hear his comments.
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John Wesley on Providence
I was reading Ken Collin’s book The Theology of John Wesley and was surprised when I read about Wesley’s view on providence: …Wesley viewed the particular providence of God in a threefold circle of increasing intensity and care. Thus, the outer circle incldues all of humanity, which is composed of “not only the Christian world…
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Some William Temple Quotes
Found these and thought I would share ;) The worst things that happen do not happen because a few people are monstrously wicket, but because most people are like us. The test of our belief is always in our practice. There is the first thing – the bringing of the inner life under the control…
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Is the Church Driving Recession?
For our economy, to be healthy, needs people to act as consumers and continue to increase their spending. Our local news paper said that the Christmas retail season was ‘timid’ because there wasn’t a very large increase in spending over last year. It does make sense that for our economy to grow then spending must…
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Lenten Preparations
Today is Ash Wednesday and I find myself wondering what to do. Over the past few years I have become increasingly dissatisfied with the whole “giving things up” mentality of Lent. I have this ongoing conversation with my wife and she says giving things up has to do with identifying with Jesus and his sacrifice.…