Transformational Love of God: Christian Perfection
Transformational Love of God: Christian Perfection -- By Wendi. J. Deichmann -- For centuries Methodists have enthusiastically sung the hymn, “Love Divine, All Loves Excelling,” the lyrics of which poetically articulate the Wesleyan doctrine of Christian perfection....
Justified by Faith: Why the Details Matter — A Lesson from Making Bread
Justified by Faith: Why the Details Matter — A Lesson from Making Bread -- By James R. Morrow -- How hard could it be? I had just tasted one of the best slices of homemade bread I’d ever eaten. Perfect texture, with a delightful taste (especially when slathered in...
An Anglican Reflection on the Nicene Creed for Fellow Wesleyans
An Anglican Reflection on the Nicene Creed for Fellow Wesleyans -- By W. Brian Shelton - Among the many types of Wesleyans who commemorate the 1700th anniversary of Nicaea this year, those in the Anglican Church may be easy to overlook. The emergence of Methodism...
Roots of Free Methodism
Roots of Free Methodism -- By Bruce N. G. Cromwell - The Free Methodist Church was birthed in 1860 when Benjamin Titus Roberts, a pastor in the Methodist Episcopal Church in New York, recognized that he could no longer serve in harmony with that...
Faith, Love, and Praise: The Nicene Creed and Liturgical Formation
Faith, Love, and Praise: The Nicene Creed and Liturgical Formation -- By Jonathan A. Powers - Words matter. Think of the old saying: “Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me.” We may want that to be true, but deep down we know it...
Those Things We Do
Those Things We Do -- By Tammie Grimm - “I believe that God made me for a purpose…but he also made me fast. And when I run, I feel His pleasure” is probably one of the more memorable lines from Chariots of Fire (cue the inspirational Vangelis soundtrack). The...
How the Nicene Creed shows us Jesus Christ
How the Nicene Creed shows us Jesus Christ -- By Brian Yeich - I grew up in a small town in North Louisiana and our family attended a small Methodist Church. From the time I was born I was blessed to be a part of this spiritual family that included my...
The Nicene Creed
The Nicene Creed We believe in one God, the Father almighty, maker of heaven and earth, of all things visible and invisible. And in one Lord Jesus Christ, the only Son of God, begotten from the Father before all ages, God from God, Light from Light, true God from true...
