The Gracious Orthodoxy of United Methodism
This is the second in a series of articles on The United Methodist Church. As a new conservative Methodist denomination launches in May of this year,...
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What I Value about United Methodism: Intellectual Evangelicalism
I became a follower of Christ in a small and loving Pentecostal congregation at the age of 14. Two years later I heard a call to vocational ministry...
A Response to Thomas Lambrecht
A response to Thomas Lambrecht’s article, “Primary Reasons for Separation” in the Good News newsletter, Perspective.
Paul’s Speech to the Athenians
Luke tells us in Acts 17 that a group of philosophers began to argue with Paul. They took him to the Areopagus (Mars Hill), where some of their...
Paul’s Visit At Philippi
(Photos: 1. Art from the Orthodox Chapel next to the Gangites that shows Lydia and the other women at the river as Paul approaches. 2. Filming the...
Paul’s Sermon in Antioch
Luke tells us in Acts 13:14 that Paul and Barnabas arrived in Pisidian Antioch. It seems likely that they arrived in town several days before the...
Who Is Your Barnabas? Whose Barnabas Are You?
As we look at the life of Paul, we must take a moment to turn our attention to Barnabas. Barnabas played a pivotal role in Paul’s early...
Paul's "In-Between" Time
He went in and out among them in Jerusalem, speaking boldly in the name of the Lord. He spoke and argued with the Hellenists; but they were...
Paul’s Conversion
Previously, we looked at Paul’s blinding ambition. When we left off, Paul had letters in hand from the high priest authorizing the arrest of...
Traveling in Paul’s Footsteps
The first time I visited the Holy Land my wife was certain I was sick. I was completely silent as we visited various sites. ...
Paul: Blinded by His Own Ambition
The first time we read about Paul’s life in the Acts of the Apostles is in Chapter 7, Jesus had been crucified and resurrected and had ascended to...
Introducing The Call: The Life and Message of the Apostle Paul
It could reasonably be argued that no other human, apart from Jesus himself, has had a greater impact on the world than Paul of Tarsus. His...