General Conference and Central Conferences
Ben Witherington has posted an article explaining a bit about General Conference (which is meeting as I write this). He discusses some of the issues that will be addressed. Perhaps the most important...
View ArticleThe Power of Religion
Yet, on the authority of God’s Word, and our own Church, I must repeat the question, “Hast thou received the Holy Ghost?” If thou hast not, thou art not yet a Christian. (From Sermon...
View ArticleWesley on Good Works before Justification
Reading through Wesley's sermon "Justification by Faith" and ran across this nice quote where Wesley addresses "good works" before one is justified: 5. If it be objected, “Nay, but a man, before he is...
View ArticleThe High Cost of Evangelism
I find myself in a denomination that is concerned about it's life. In North America, attendance is down, membership is down, churches are closing and it seems like it is a stretch to find things to...
View ArticleNewer Mind
One of Wesley's later sermons was "On God's Vineyard" which was written in 1779. This sermon reads like a reflection of how God has worked through Wesley's life and some observations Wesley made. One...
View ArticleSex Scandal Plagues Methodist Founders
Monday, March 22 [1736] While I was persuading Mr Welch not to concern himself in this disturbance, I heard Mrs Hawkins cry out: Murder! and walked away. Returning out of the woods, I was...
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