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When Christians Quarrel

  “Therefore, my brothers and sisters, you whom I love and long for, my joy and crown, stand firm in the Lord in this way,

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The Christian Life Can Be a Struggle

There’s an undercurrent in North American Christianity that says the Christian life is a good one, that God protects us and gives us all good

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On the Altering of Hymns

I recently attended a Sunday morning worship service at a non-United Methodist congregation. To my surprise, the opening hymn was Charles Wesley’s “O For a

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Creating a Space for Children to Experience God

Things were not as they should have been. The air conditioning unit normally cooling the children’s worship space was not working. Without some fast, ingenious

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Members One of Another

“What’s your beast?” I paused after reading that question in the conclusion of a paper I was grading. My student had written a thoughtful analysis

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To Grow Bigger, Think Smaller

Many of us continue to deal with the effects of the pandemic in our schools, communities, and churches. No matter the location or size of

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On Questioning: An Open Letter to My Students

  Dear Students, Lately, a lot of you have brought questions to me. Hard questions. Questions born of your hard experiences, often in the church.

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This Is the Way

I’ve been a fan of Star Wars since its beginning. I’m enough of a fan to know my depth of knowledge, nuanced understanding, and level

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After (United) Methodism

As of May 1, the largest body of Methodists in the world has split, officially, into The United Methodist Church (UMC) and the Global Methodist

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Reform and Separation from a Wesleyan Perspective

When efforts to reform one’s church fail, is separation a prudent choice? Or is it better to spare the church yet another division and do

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