This morning we celebrated Independence Day, and the God from which our liberty comes. This was my message: There has been a lot of talk about 1776. Certainly, some important things happened back then. But I want to go back a bit further. A whole lot further. All the way back to the beginning ofContinue reading “Independence Day”
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STAY, GO AWAY, OR DELAY
In a blog post, recently released by Keith Boyette, President of the Wesleyan Covenant Association, Keith recalls a recent meeting of four members of the Protocol Mediation Team meeting with Wisconsin Annual Conference delegates to the General and Jurisdictional Conferences and how those four team members communicated their continued support for the Protocol Legislation. InContinue reading “STAY, GO AWAY, OR DELAY”
Many Filters
I know that there certain plastics or glass that can filter out particular colors. The computer glasses I just ordered filter out a blue tint so I can see clearer and later on sleep better. That made me wonder about other filters that we might be wearing, and I think there are a bunch ofContinue reading “Many Filters”
How Long Will Doing Nothing Drag On?
Recently, the Vermillion River District Committee on Ministry of the Illinois-Great Rivers Annual Conference (IGRC) unanimously approved Isaac Simmons as a candidate for ministry. Now, a candidacy approval in a DCOM is not unusual in itself. In fact, this process continues in every Annual Conference’s districts as the church continues to assess the gifts andContinue reading “How Long Will Doing Nothing Drag On?”
Science & Truth
There are a couple of phrases that I hear quite regularly – Follow the science, and you just have to accept the facts/truth. I would submit that both phrases are patently false and potentially dangerous. Why would I say that? For with both truth and science, they need to be questioned and challenged or theyContinue reading “Science & Truth”
Playing the Game
If you grew up with siblings, you remember those times where you would pass the time with your brothers or sisters by playing games; card games, board games, all sorts of adolescent entertainment. I remember playing monopoly and how that would always end, usually, with someone dragging their hand over the board, thus summarily endingContinue reading “Playing the Game”
The Storm of 2020 is Past
Finally, the storm of 2020 is past. But after the storm we can never just take a big sigh of relief and get on with life. There is always clean up. After a blizzard we have to be concerned about drifting, and parts of the 2020 storm will be drifting into 2021. With high windsContinue reading “The Storm of 2020 is Past”
Choose Ye This Day
When will we stop the practice of sacrificing our children to the god of self? Yesterday, the Supreme Court of the United States struck down a Louisiana law regulating abortion clinics, thus reasserting a commitment to protecting what some call a woman’s right to terminate her pregnancy. The Louisiana law mirrored a law considered inContinue reading “Choose Ye This Day”
Speaking a Different Language
We are kingdom people. We are a people separate among all people. The bible tells us that we who were once of this world have been delivered from the kingdom of darkness and transferred into the kingdom of the beloved Son. Our citizenship is in heaven, and from it we await a Savior, the LordContinue reading “Speaking a Different Language”
The Identity Makers
Recently, I was reading a blog post from a renowned voice in today’s Methodism. He was giving a detailed analysis of several layers of doctrinal sources from which a new expression of Methodism would do well to consider as part of its doctrinal foundation going forward as a new entity. I admit that his giftsContinue reading “The Identity Makers”
