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Out of Order Ordination
Out of Order Ordination I'm a Methodist. Methodism started in England where John Wesley, an Anglican priest began preaching wherever people were, going into mines and factories, in fields, in jails. Wesley soon found himself on the “outs” with the Anglican hierarchy and no......Read More

Posted on: 2008-06-08 10:57:40 | Rating:

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Infallibility
INFALLIBILITY It seems that all my life I've dreamed of an “infallible” leader. Someone who is always right, always guides his/her followers in the right direction. Of course, such a hope runs headlong into the reality that each and every one of us humans have been......Read More

Posted on: 2008-03-26 06:33:07 | Rating:

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The gates of hell will not prevail against it
“ The gates of hell will not prevail against it” Matthew 16:18 (King James Version) 18 And I say also unto thee, That thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church; and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it. In 1948 communism......Read More

Posted on: 2008-03-16 19:11:48 | Rating:

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Every Man has a God
“Every Man Has a God” I joined the Evangelical Methodist Church in 1972 and served as a youth minister for 10 years, then pastored for 4, then went off to pastor a Free Methodist Congregation for 12 years where in 1999 I had a stroke that has forced me into retirement. ......Read More

Posted on: 2008-03-15 05:54:50 | Rating:

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Soul
Soul We hear and read the term “soul” frequently. We read in Acts 7:14 Then sent Joseph, and called his father Jacob to him, and all his kindred, threescore and fifteen souls. We listen to “soul music”, eat “soul food” and have......Read More

Posted on: 2008-02-26 20:02:23 | Rating:

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Personal Pronouns
Personal Pronouns I am certainly not a linguist but have been a student of popular and Biblical literature for almost 50 years. While in college I took two one semester courses in Spanish. In them I learned that in Spanish pronouns may have a “familiar” or......Read More

Posted on: 2008-02-13 06:02:29 | Rating:

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Can't get my mind around it
Can't Get My Mind Around It I remember when I was a preschooler first trying to get my mind around the word “forever”. We had said the Lord's Prayer at church and I had bumped into the concept of time without end. Later, I would learn that 'time' only......Read More

Posted on: 2008-01-30 16:45:18 | Rating:

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Loving our Enemies
Loving Our Enemies There has been a war going on since the 7 th century A.D. between Christianity and Islam. We have some major differences but we also have much in common. We both (along with Judaism) believe that there is only one God but our belief that that one God......Read More

Posted on: 2008-01-19 11:03:03 | Rating:

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Abortion
Abortion Is abortion ever the “right” thing to do? Who should make that decision? Did the US Supreme court in its “Roe vs. Wade” ruling do “the right thing”? Does God's word give us clear and specific answers in this matter? I think that......Read More

Posted on: 2008-01-10 09:37:22 | Rating:

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Christian Holidays
Christian Holidays If you ask a child “what is the most important holiday of the year” he or she will almost certainly answer 'Christmas' but if you ask a theologian that question the answer will be 'Easter'. Certainly both the birth of the Messiah and the resurrection of......Read More