Centrist Misconceptions
Centrist Misconceptions -- By Thomas Lambrecht -- Over the last several weeks, this Perspective has been in dialogue with the weekly e-newsletter of Mainstream UMC, a caucus group representing United Methodist centrists. Mainstream’s articles have been illuminating...
CT: Maui Fires Burn Site Where Hawaiian Queen First Brought Christianity to the Island
CT: Maui Fires Burn Site Where Hawaiian Queen First Brought Christianity to the Island Tragically, in addition to the human lives, homes, and businesses, there were many local churches in Lahaina Town that were lost to the flames -- including the historic Waiola...
Traditionalist Apprehension about a Post-Separation UMC
By Thomas Lambrecht - Last week, I reported that the Western Jurisdiction was beginning a yearlong campaign to prepare for General Conference and the ensuing separation provided by the “Protocol for Reconciliation and Grace through Separation.” This very appropriate...
Western Jurisdiction Prepares for Separation
By Thomas Lambrecht - Last week, the Western Jurisdiction announced that it “is beginning preparations for the next General Conference by recommitting itself to be a faithful, inviting, open, safe and loving place for all people.” Its nearly year-long campaign, called...
What Is a Traditional Methodist?
By Thomas Lambrecht - Traditionalist United Methodists have wrestled for several years with the question of what to call ourselves and what label to use. The need for a label became acute in 2016 when the General Conference authorized a commission to look at possible...
What Is Truth?
By Thomas Lambrecht - "What is truth?" Pontius Pilate asked that compelling question during his interrogation of Jesus prior to condemning him to the cross (John 18:38). For Pilate, that question was a cry of despair -- he had given up on ever finding the answer. It...
Making Moral Choices
By Thomas Lambrecht - Over the last two weeks, we have looked at results from a recent survey conducted by the Cultural Research Center at Arizona Christian University under the direction of Dr. George Barna. We saw that many Americans are confused about who God is...
Confusion About God
By Thomas Lambrecht - What is God like? That seems to be the most fundamental question any religion has to answer. Each religion has their own answer to that question, which in turn makes each religion distinctive. Christianity has a particular answer to that question...
