Thoughts on John Wesley, UMC, life, faith, and anything else!
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Jesus
I use to think of Jesus a certain way and I’m finding more ‘voice’ to my views through N. T. Wright and others in the postmodern genre. Jesus is the one who tries to teach His followers the best possible way to live. Following Jesus doesn’t mean that things will be wonderful in my life,…
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Post-modernism
I think the thing about the whole post-modern movement is the feeling that some are making it into some program. It seems like if there is anything that effects the church, we are able to turn it into a program and try to market it. For me, post-modernism is not a program, it is simply…
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The Church Why Bother?
The Church Why Bother? – Christianity Today Magazine A pretty good read and it reminds me of the fact that there is more going on with the church than what I believe. I get so concerned with all the ‘trappings’ of the organization when in reality there is something more important. My growth in Christ.…
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A New Year…again
I was wondering what my “Focus” was going to be for the new year. Then it kind of hit me. Perhaps this year I can stop trying as hard and simply start trusting. One of the areas I’ve been trying to work on is having true joy in my life. I know that through Jesus…
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My Day At the Convent
As we got out of the car I felt different. For the past couple of months my soul had been aching. I had been longing for something that was missing. For the past several years I felt I was groping in the dark. It was easy to hide this groping because those around me were…
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Letting Go
There are times when you simply have to let go. Although letting go is seldom a simple thing. For the past several weeks I’ve been evaluating my spiritual life especially in the area of prayer. I’m finding, that in order to discover a greater sense of God’s grace I simply have to let go of…