In On Christian Doctrine, Augustine wrote, “So anyone who thinks that he has understood the divine scriptures or any part of them, but cannot by
Just recently, in my eighth year as a pastor, serving my fourth congregation, for the first time, I found myself in one of the most
“To teach is to create a space where obedience to truth is practiced.” (Parker Palmer, To Know as We Are Known) Despite all anecdotal evidence
In various contexts, I often hear or read the word biblical. In my experience, it’s typically used in reference to theological perspectives, moral decisions, or
It may come as a surprise to the uninitiated in United Methodist history that the word United was not originally, formally associated with “the people
When I was young, my grandmother had strict rules against working on Sundays. We were not allowed to do household chores, work in the yard,
“Belonging” seems to be a new buzzword. Everywhere I turn at my university people are talking about how students leave because they don’t feel that
Unite the pair so long disjoin’d Knowledge and vital Piety: Learning and Holiness combined, And Truth and Love, let all men see, In
One of my most memorable teaching triumphs occurred in a course for United Methodist lay pastors (“local pastors”) about four years ago. The course was
Theological education is demanding. It requires endless reading, memorization, absorbing information through lectures, writing, dialogue, and more. Students today usually balance academic work with jobs,