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.
The United Methodist Church I Hope to Serve
My hope is that the next United Methodism removes the language and policies that exclude, harm, or alienate LGBTQ persons.
A New United Methodism?
One conclusion that has consensus among compatibilists and, I think, most incompatibilists: our Church is broken, and we cannot continue as we are.
A Way Backwards: Winning the Battle, Losing the Church
I believe the coalition that leaders of the WCA put together has won a battle at General Conference and may well have lost the church.
A Speech Against …
These last few days the United Methodist Church’s General Conference met in St. Louis, Missouri. Our church is, like the US, made up of...
The Bible Says It … That Settles It
Beginning Saturday, February 23, the United Methodist Church is holding a special called session of its General Conference, the official...
Living in the Tension: A Church of the Via Media
Methodism has often been described as a bridge-building faith that holds together, often in tension, what might seem to be opposing impulses.
A Hopeful Path Forward? – Part Three
Today’s post is Part Three in a series. You can read Part One here and Part Two here. ...
Five Things the General Conference Could Do Regarding Same Gender Marriage — Part Two
Today's post is Part Two in a series. You can read Part One here. ...
The Bible, Homosexuality, and the UMC — Part One
Next month in Portland, Oregon, 800 United Methodists, delegates from around the world, will gather for the United Methodist Church’s General...