Monthly Archives: July 2005

Led by our youth pastor, Tim Ruland, the church spend over a year renovating an old feed store building to be used as our youth building. Not being one of those churches with millions to play with, Tim used his … Continue reading →

I’ve uploaded an MP3 of today’s message, “How Much is Enough?” It’s based on Luke 14:25-35 and asks how much prayer, bible engagement, giving, forgiving, love and commitment are enough. My suggestion is that before we answer these questions for … Continue reading →

Marlin Jeschke writes in Christianity Today about the loss of discipline in the church. More than just a function of church size, more than a revivalistic attitude that cares mostly about one’s salvation, this loss of discipline is due to … Continue reading →

When I first saw the headline, “Methodism Needed in Madness of Poverty,” my first thought was that this was a creative translation from a foreign news source. Foreign it is – The Globe and Mailis a Canadian paper – but … Continue reading →

I learned at the last minute that we’d be having workshops each day of camp. I happened to have my MP3 player/recorder with me, so I thought I’d do a workshop on podcasting. Had I ever done one before? Nope. … Continue reading →

Last week in OpinionJournal.com, Frederica Mathewes-Green wrote about contrasting understandings of church unity held by the Orthodox (her own tradition) and the Catholics. The former understand unity to be rooted in a unity of faith: believers today believe what the … Continue reading →

Both Marxist & Islamic countries have a heritage of persecuting Christians. If you’ve read anything by Solzhenitsyn, Brother Andrew, Richard Wurmbrand, et al., you know how brutal oppression was under the Communists – inspite of claiming freedom of religion. Most … Continue reading →

Similarities abound between the Anglican and United Methodist Churches. Both continue a long struggle to figure out how to deal with doctrinal pluralism and indifferentism. I’ve learned a lot from Tom Wright over the years, not only from his works … Continue reading →

I enjoyed reading Richard’s assessment of the camp from which he has just returned. I leave tomorrow for a senior high camp at Glen Lake Camp in the Central Texas Conference. I have been volunteering at this camp for about … Continue reading →

This interview in the TimesOnline offers a unique picture of how suicide bombers think. Sounds to me like they need the Gospel – some real good news.