Unveiling the Psalms
By Kimberly Constant The book of Psalms stands at the heart of Scripture as a unique offering in the biblical canon. Whereas the other books of the Bible contain the divinely inspired words of human beings written for the benefit of other human beings, Israel’s...
Temples of the Holy
By Shannon Vowell Many of us picture God the Father based on artistic representation or a beloved earthly father. Our ideas about Jesus can take their cues from Scripture’s description of him. But how do we understand/visualize God the Holy Spirit? Since Pentecost,...
John Wesley’s Letter to a Roman Catholic
DUBLIN July 18, 1749. 1. You have heard ten thousand stories of us who are commonly called Protestants, of which, if you believe only one in a thousand, you must think very hardly of us. But this is quite contrary to our Lords rule, “Judge not, that ye be not...
John Wesley, Open Hearts, and Roman Catholicism
Editor’s note: Since we mark the 500th anniversary of the Reformation sparked by Martin Luther and his 95 Theses, we would like to take this opportunity to post this sermon from Roman Catholic Cardinal Walter Kasper marking the 300th anniversary of John Wesley’s...
Litigious Progressives
By Walter Fenton- In yet another bid to overturn The United Methodist Church's sexual ethics, the Denmark and California-Pacific annual conferences are asking the Judicial Council to rule out of order a key provision in the Book of Discipline. According to motions...
Closer to a Way Forward
By Rev. Thomas Lambrecht- Last week the Bishops' Commission on a Way Forward for the Church held its fourth face-to-face meeting. With nine total meetings scheduled, we are still not even halfway to the end of our process. We are...
Remembering Dr. Kenneth C. Kinghorn
By James V. Heidinger II Dr. Kenneth Cain Kinghorn, 87, passed away peacefully at his home on July 23, 2017. Where does one begin in describing such a fruitful and productive life as his? Ken was a highly-respected author and teacher among Wesleyans literally around...
The Wesleyan Family Tree
The Wesleyan Family Tree By Kenneth C. Kinghorn (1930-2017) John Wesley invented no new theological doctrines. “Whatever doctrine is new must be wrong,” he wrote, “and no doctrine can be right, unless it is the very same ‘which was from the beginning.’” Mr....
