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December 2019

December 13, 2019

Is David French or Mayor Pete Right About Christian Salvation?

My buddy Jason Micheli recently wrote about the gap between the Christianities of conservative evangelical...

November 2019

November 13, 2019

Why Isn’t Perfection In Love Good Enough For Wesleyan Theology?

As United Methodism approaches our denominational apocalypse at the May 2020 General Conference, I've come...

February 2019

February 26, 2019

Practical Holiness Is Wesleyan Orthodoxy

I just spent a three-day Cursillo retreat with mostly older, conservative small-town United Methodists in...

February 02, 2019

Nein! A Response to Jason Micheli On Sanctification and Sex

Jason Micheli is my closest frenemy who isn't openly Calvinist. I love Jason, but sometimes...

February 02, 2019

Nein! A Response to Jason Micheli on Holiness and Christian Sexuality

Jason Micheli is my closest frenemy who isn't openly Calvinist. I love Jason, but sometimes...

August 2017

August 03, 2017

How AA defines holiness

The entry in AA's Daily Reflections for today says, "Our real purpose is to fit ourselves...

July 2017

July 09, 2017

Five twitter theology feeds: the gospel, hyervigilant moralism, law and order, God’s glory, Good Samaritan

I've been traveling for the past week so I've only had internet access on my...

April 2017

April 20, 2017

Freedom, inspiration, and solidarity: how I understand Christian salvation today

I have spent most of my adult life trying to figure out how to talk...

September 2016

September 12, 2016

An open letter with 12 honest questions for the Wesleyan Covenant Association

Dear Wesleyan Covenantal Association, First of all, I'm not afraid of you. I don't think...

August 2016

August 18, 2016

Can the gospel be orthodox and inclusive?

One of the tragedies of our civil war in United Methodism has been the bifurcation...

June 2016

June 06, 2016

What if Christian salvation means becoming divine?

Becoming divine. It sounds like new age drivel one might hear from a spiritual guru...

April 2016

April 30, 2016

Religion is the only hope for the American church

I just finished breakfast with a man who has been one of my most important...

February 2016

February 06, 2016

Christian salvation and the Beatitudes #4: The pure in heart

Blessed are the pure in heart for they shall see God. This beatitude is everything....

January 2016

January 06, 2016

Can Jesus save the world from Christians?

It seems there are two kinds of Christians: those who think the world needs to...

November 2013

November 23, 2013

Are you a pilgrim or a tourist? (Hebrews 11:8-16) #sermon #podcast

Growing up in the church, I would often hear the phrase, "We're just pilgrims passing...

May 2013

May 14, 2013

The context of “going on to perfection” (Hebrews 6:1-3)

I came across the Biblical context of the Wesleyan doctrine of Christian perfection in yesterday's...

January 2013

January 27, 2013

God's grace in 4 stick figure drawings

We had the first session of our new member class today. During the first class,...

January 27, 2013

God’s grace in 4 stick figure drawings

We had the first session of our new member class today. During the first class,...

April 2012

April 24, 2012

What I taught the confirmands: the sea of wrath and island of mercy

For the past two years at our church's confirmation retreat, I've shared a message based...

September 2011

September 07, 2011

What I wish Miroslav Volf had answered in A Public Faith

I had been waiting all summer for the release date of Miroslav Volf's latest book,...

August 2011

August 23, 2011

Learning to Love God's Judgment

[This is a repost of an article I wrote for Ministry Matters on the two...

July 2011

July 19, 2011

Turning from Vanity: Monster-Psalm Meditation #5

Psalm 119:33-40 Teach me, O Lord, the way of your statutes, and I will observe...

May 2011

May 21, 2011

Jesus: Cornerstone or Stumbling Block?

Sermon for 5/21/2011 Text: 1 Peter 2:1-10 At our Change the World event last weekend,...