Thoughts on John Wesley, UMC, life, faith, and anything else!
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Beginning Doctoral Studies
This Friday I head to Wilmore, KY to begin my doctoral studies. I’m looking forward to it, but still apprehensive. I do feel led of God to begin this journey, while knowing how subjective ‘leadings’ can be. I plan to continue updating this site with progress, thoughts, etc. I realize that I’m not going to…
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Missional Church
Missional Church – LifeWiki Ah….Now this is more like it. A pretty good start on the definition of a missional church. Now…how does one transform from a from a traditional 100+ denominational church into a missional church?
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Real Grace Ministry
Helping “the poor” This has been on my mind and there is much rattling around regarding issues of poverty in America and what can be done. Perhaps I first need to make something clear. Poverty in America is of a different degree than poverty in the rest of the world. It seems that our lifestyle…
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On Humility
If there is good in you, see more good in others, so that you may remain humble. It does no harm to esteem yourself less than anyone else, but it is very harmful to think yourself better than even one. The humble live in continuous peace, while in the hearts of the proud are envy…
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Donations for Doctoral Program
I usually like to have things pretty much mapped out before I start a journey. However, this has not happened with my doctoral program. So, I’m basically stepping out on faith. I’m finding that doctoral programs are not cheap. So, I’m trying to find various ways to fund this adventure I’m on. So far, I…
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Reading with [different] Eyes
For the searching and right understanding of the Scriptures there is need of a good life and a pure soul, and for Christian virtue to guide the mind to grasp, so far as human nature can, the truth concerning God the Word. One cannot possibly understand the teaching of the saints unless one has a…