Author Archives: omniamethodist

Matthew 22:39 And a second is like it: You shall love your neighbor as yourself. In the common discourse of everyday life, I often run into people who misunderstand, misinterpret and/or mispronounce common English words. Usually, it is the conveyed meaning that is important in conversation, not the presentation. And so, knowing my own shortcomings,Continue reading ““We must learn to love ourselves before we can love others””

Bill Arnold, Maxie Dunnam, and I sit down for a conversation about the significance of Christian belief. Why Do Our Beliefs Matter? — David F. Watson

Recently I had the privilege of speaking with Odell Horne of the North Georgia Annual Conference and Dr. Daniel Castelo of Duke Divinity School on the nature of the God we worship as Christians. The conversation was a program for the United Methodist Men in that conference. Both of these conversation partners have very keenContinue reading “Are our expectations of God too low? -by David Watson”

Be forewarned; I’m not a prolific writer. I’m not of academia, nor am I a well-recognized theologian. I’m just a very rural and a very small church pastor who simply wants to guard over Christ’s most precious possession here on earth as He has entrusted to me no matter how few they are. It’s myContinue reading “Why I must dismiss the theology of Luis De Molina”

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”

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”

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?”

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”

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”