The only thing worse than a self-deceived person is a self-deceived religious expert.

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God loves cities. Though the world began in a garden, it will end with the coming of a city.

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The real Kingdom of God often finds itself as a statistically insignificant reality, yet this is how the kingdom enters an empire.

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The story of Scripture and the Church is filled with perfect storms—the collision of chaos and circumstance; where our panic meets the providence of God.

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The Rev. Stan Copeland contends that United Methodist centrists are those who don’t want to see the denomination split, and who hold out the promise of church unity through their welcome of many perspectives.

So who profits in a UMC split of some sort? The Evangelicals. The UMC is ripe for the pickings because of the fragile nature of our connection and the massive underlying financial assets.

So who profits in a split of some sort? The Evangelicals. The UMC is ripe for the pickings because of the fragile nature of our connection and the massive underlying financial assets. First, the Cypriot situation Recently, as part of a cruise to the Mi…

What’s the difference between a “disciple” and an “apostle?” The word disciple comes from the Latin discipulus, meaning scholar. A disciple is a student of Jesus’ whose primary focus is on m…

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