Thoughts on John Wesley, UMC, life, faith, and anything else!
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Understanding Modernity
The urgent need is for Christians to debate and become aware of the nature of modernity. Too easily they have accepted the good things which are available wthout being aware of the erosions of Christian faith and truth which are taking place. Jesus rebuked those who could not understand this present time. What is needed…
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A sign
On my way through Kentucky I saw this on a church sign near Lexington: “Christians make good citizens” What does this sign say about the church? About our nation? About God’s call? What cultural issues does this statement impact?
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Shell says biofuels from food crops
Shell says biofuels from food crops “morally inappropriate” – Yahoo! News Here’s something that has never crossed my mind. A producer of biofuel believes that using food (I’m guessing corn) to create fuel is morally wrong. The argument is, if there are people without food, using the food we do have to create fuel isn’t…
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That about Sums it Up….
Speaking to the inversion of the biblical vision, the radical missiologist Roland Allen said: “It would be better to teach a few men to call upon the name of the Lord for themselves that to fill a church with people who have acquired a habit of thinking that it is the duty of converts to…
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Energy Sources
Here is a wonderful quote from Raniero Cantalamessa in the book Come, Creator Spirit. This could be the basis for a whole comparision between why the “world” hasn’t been able to ‘convert” to solar (or wind) energy and why the church has difficulty using the energy of the Spirit for its life and practice: This…
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“Helping” the Well Off
I simply loved this quote from William H. Willimon in the book Pastor: The Theology and Practice of Ordained Ministry: Thus I am troubled when a seminarian tells me that she or he is going into the Christian ministry because, ‘I like helping people.’ Helping people,may be a satisfactory basis for ministerial work, if ministry…