Theology
Wesleyan Theology (more)
Wesleyan Theology (more) January 23, 2008 Wesleyan Theology (more) This is an excerpt on Wesleyan tradition from my book United Methodist Beliefs (available from Cokesbury). William H. Willimon January 2008 Wesleyan Tradition From our Anglican roots United Methodists got the notion that the living core of the Christian faith was revealed in Scripture, illumined by […]
Wesleyan Theology
Wesleyan Theology. Jan 21, 2008 Wesleyan Theology This is an excerpt from my book United Methodist Beliefs (available from Cokesbury). William H. Willimon January 2008 Practicing Faith We think theologically in order that we might live theologically, putting into practice our claims about the world now that the Word has become flesh and moved in […]
What Seventh Day Adventists Believe
(I’m speaking at their national conference in February 2008, and found this simple statement of their beliefs. Rowland.) 1. Who wrote the Bible? The Holy Spirit inspired followers of God to speak and write the Old and New Testaments of the Holy Scriptures. 2. Who is God? There is one God, made up of three […]
The Seven Deadly Sins
Graham Tomlin ‘The Seven Deadly Sins: and How to Overcome Them’ (Lion 2007) and Andrew Cameron & Brian Rosner ed., ‘Still Deadly: Ancient Cures for the 7 Sins’ (Aquila Press, 2007). Medieval people were far more horrified by their sins than we are. Sin meant breaking the rules: God’s rules, with God being both Lawgiver […]
Is the Christmas Story ‘true’ ? (Archbishop of Canterbury)
December 21, 2007 THE leader of the world’s Anglicans has described the Christmas story of the three wise men as nothing but a “legend” and says not all followers must believe in the virgin birth of Jesus. The Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr Rowan Williams, has picked apart elements of the Christmas story, including how a […]
Athol Gill: book launch
Athol Gill: Book Launch. Jan 15 2008 Athol Gill: book launch Book Launch Harold Pidwell, A Gentle Bunyip. The Athol Gill Story. West Lakes, SA: Seaview Press, 2007. Monday, Dec 3, 2007, 5:30pm at Whitley College It is wonderful to have this occasion to publicly remember and remind ourselves of the person and the life […]
Robert Funk’s 21 Theses
(Summarised by a liberal friend) From Robert W. Funk “Honest To Jesus: Jesus for a New Millenium” (Hodder & Stoughton: 1996) pp 300 – 314 A QUEST DESIGNED FOR A NEW AGE … 1. The aim of this quest is to set Jesus free. Its purpose is to liberate Jesus from the scriptural and creedal […]
Universalism
From a wise pastor-friend: I love the C.S.Lewis quote (the great surprises at who made it to heaven!) and the plea that at least we all ought to be, like God, universalists at heart–desiring profoundly that none should perish. My own “leanings ” toward universalism, have evolved, over time, from very subtle shifts that came […]
Archbishop of Canterbury’s Advent Letter
December 14, 2007 12:05 PM | Posted By : Webmaster Churches Greetings in the name of the One ‘who is and was and is to come, the Almighty’, as we prepare in this Advent season to celebrate once more his first coming and pray for the grace to greet him when he comes in glory. […]
Certitude Without Knowledge
(From our theologically liberal ¢â‚¬“ very liberal ¢â‚¬“ friend) Dec. 16, 2007 Certitude Without Knowledge – A Fine Trick If You Can Pull It Off By Harry T. Cook With no hint of nuance, no suggestion that he might be speaking metaphorically, the pastor slamming his hand firmly down upon the pulpit rail said, ¢â‚¬ËœI […]
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