The Issues that Divide Us
By C. Chappell Temple - After more than forty years of discussion and debate, it’s clear that United Methodists are more divided than ever over how the church should respond to questions relating to homosexuality and same-sex marriage. Far too often, however, the...
Sour Milk and the Law
By David Kalas - My wife, Karen, grew up in a family full of milk drinkers. Everyone’s glass of milk was filled and refilled each dinner hour. As a result, milk never had a chance to go bad in her house. In my house, on the other hand, we were not such big milk...
Archive: Can the Clergy be Converted?
Archive: Can the Clergy be Converted? September 1967 By C. Philip Hinerman, Pastor, Park Avenue Methodist Church, Minneapolis, Minnesota Can we expect that the Protestant man of God will live out his professional career free from divine grace, and still fulfill his...
Archive: Methodists in Russia??
Archive: Methodists in Russia?? An exclusive report by the first American to preach in Russia's only Methodist church. September 1967 By John E. Vanscoy, Pastor, First Methodist Church, Lanark Illinois "I am thankful to God that I may greet you from Estonia, where you...
Archive: The Character of a Methodist
Archive: The Character of a Methodist June 1967 By John Wesley Few Methodists today are aware that Methodism's founder wrote a profound definition of the Methodist character. We have preserved the ideas of Wesley but tried to express them in 20th century language. ...
Archive: Is Evangelism Relevant?
Archive: Is Evangelism Relevant? June 1967 By Leighton Ford To many modern observers, evangelism seems like an antique chair in a museum: a curious relic of the past and an interesting phenomenon for study, but not to be sat on, not fit to bear the weight of today's...
Archive: My Miracle
Archive: My Miracle June 1967 By Granville E. Tyson I don't like categories. Names such as liberal, conservative, evangelical, existentialist, modernist, and fundamentalist are relative; to me they suggest one thing, and to you they suggest another. And they tend to...
Archive: Plea for a More Radical Gospel
Archive: Plea for a More Radical Gospel June 1967 By Don R. Locher I am convinced that the power and influence of the Church is seriously underestimated -- even by the clergy. Consider the fervent criticism aimed at the Church from both the champions of the status quo...
