“Jesus Christ is the same yesterday today and forever” (Hebrews 13:8). These words from Hebrews should bring us great comfort. Often we forget this and begin asking, “how will God respond to me, how will God respond to my sin, how will God respond to my turning away?” This short verse is a direct reminder of how God responds to us. When we read the stories of Jesus in the Gospels, we know how God Read More …
John Wesley, in a journal article dating October 6, 1774 wrote the following. I met those of our society who had votes in the ensuing election, and advised them, 1. To vote, without fee or reward, for the person they judged most worthy: 2. To speak no evil of the person they voted against: And, 3. To take care their spirits were not sharpened against those that voted on the other side. In light Read More …
I’ve had the urge to write this post because recently I have been at gatherings with pastors and seminarians where the topic of hell was raised (mainly due to the recent lectionary texts that mention it). In every one of these gatherings, there was a small contingent of people who gave a little dismissive smirk, nod, and wink when hell was mentioned-as if to say that’s a cute antiquated piece of Christianity that we shouldn’t Read More …