Our Daily Grace
By Courtney Lott - Do you hear the song of grace in your life? For the Rev. B.J. Funk, Associate Pastor at Central United Methodist Church in Fitzgerald, Georgia, its sweet melody has played throughout her entire life, calling to her like a well-intentioned siren...
Between Making Hay and the Dark Night of the Soul
By Elizabeth Glass Turner When things were normal, Summer was a season for seeing people we normally didn’t get to visit much: family reunions in park pavilions or vacation at a camp where we see people we only see once a year. In a spiritual sense, a similar...
Archive: Pentecost’s Promise
Archive: Pentecost’s Promise The Joyful Grace of the Holy Spirit By Gary L. Moore As we approach this Pentecost season it is good for us to think about the work of the Holy Spirit in our United Methodist Church. Beyond just thinking, we should be praying and expecting...
Liberalism Through Time
Liberalism Through Time By Steven O’Malley 1. Friedrich Schleiermacher (1768-1834) has been called the “father” of modern liberal Protestant theology. He combined the emphasis upon personal, subjective piety, learned from the Moravian tradition in which he was reared,...
My Friend, the Liberal
My Friend, the Liberal By Riley B. Case My pastor friend Harry, down the road, is a liberal. Harry does not identify himself as a liberal. To Harry, labels like “liberal” or “evangelical” are divisive. “Why can’t we all just be Christians?” Harry asks, not aware,...
The Liberal Majority
The Liberal Majority By Martin Marty March/April 1991 8.7 percent of Americans prefer to be seen as “liberal Protestants,” against 15.8 percent “conservative Protestants.” Most liberals are partly conservative, and many conservatives are partly liberal. Both types...
The Truth of Liberalism
The Truth of Liberalism By Richard John Neuhaus March/April 1991 The term “liberalism” cloaks a multitude of sins, and a few virtues. Liberalism, also in our churches, is usually defined politically. It is theological liberalism, however, that should be our chief...
A Liberal Manifesto
A Liberal Manifesto By W. Paul Jones Conservatives and liberals need each other in order for each group to be sure what they don’t believe. Such labels point loosely toward two sides of the spectrum, each being an umbrella for a wide assortment of positions – thus...
