Syncretism is not a common word in modern conversation, much less in the blogosphere. And no, it’s not the name of that old Police album. That was Synchronicity. Though the word may not be that familiar, a lot of people are doing it. And believing it. Syncretism is a blending of different belief systems — Read the full article…
Huh? Come to one of our four Easter Celebrations — 7:00, 8:30, 10:00, or 11:30 — wait until the very end, and you’ll see what I mean. The Easter services bring the Voices series to a rousing conclusion. The band is ready. The singers are ready. The A-V and lighting people are ready. The greeters Read the full article…
Every so often in my 47 years, I have had brushes with the famous and the infamous. So here’s a brief tour. (Please note: there is virtually no spiritual content on this post. No Methodism, no church leadership, no nothing. Just fame dropping.) I shook George McGovern’s hand at a rally in Dallas during the Read the full article…
About 15 years ago now, I was in a room in which someone said, “I like Jesus, but he’s not my Savior.” Who said that? A United Methodist pastor. This person said that and believed that . . . and was still ordained by our denomination. Or a pastor friend of mine was refused ordination Read the full article…
Romans 8:20-21 makes a rather remarkable claim: For the creation was subjected to frustration, not by its own choice, but by the will of one who subjected it, (THAT MEANS GOD IS THE ONE CAUSING FRUSTRATION) in hope that the creation itself will be liberated from its bondage to decay and brought into the glorious Read the full article…
