tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5373833544766917458.comments2024-02-05T12:58:03.949-05:00Wesleyan/AnglicanTodd A. Stepphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10712031457598684159noreply@blogger.comBlogger840125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5373833544766917458.post-12342588708080343822024-02-05T12:58:03.949-05:002024-02-05T12:58:03.949-05:00Todd, thank you so much for this helpful article. ...Todd, thank you so much for this helpful article. I am doing a Lenten sermon series using a reformed resource! (A Sanctified Art). The Lenten Sermon Series is based around the readings from the Psalter in the RCL -Year B coupled with narratives from the life of Peter all to the tune of "Come, Thou Fount of Every Blessing"<br /><br />I liked everything about the resource except some of the reformed perspectives and the highly reformed 3rd verse. <br />I was delighted to learn that somewhere along the way a Wesleyan editor created this beautiful third verse.<br /><br />This was very helpful to me and my ministry context. Thanks again!Hunter Dale Cummingshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08671950129065175120noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5373833544766917458.post-57314134876024543272024-01-26T19:26:20.273-05:002024-01-26T19:26:20.273-05:00I remember seeing this too. His line, "What ...I remember seeing this too. His line, "What do you mean, start? Didn't I just win?" was so funny. I can't find the clip anywhere on the internet. Did scientology pay to make it go away?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5373833544766917458.post-36502884760922271812023-12-25T19:28:28.064-05:002023-12-25T19:28:28.064-05:00First time here at your blog and wanted to say i e...First time here at your blog and wanted to say i enjoyed reading thisMathewhttps://mathewvq.tumblr.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5373833544766917458.post-55799366540109466812023-11-26T17:11:24.776-05:002023-11-26T17:11:24.776-05:00Grateful for sharing thisGrateful for sharing thisEasorianhttps://easorian.tumblr.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5373833544766917458.post-10003639964395422822023-11-25T17:10:30.459-05:002023-11-25T17:10:30.459-05:00Thanks for wwritingThanks for wwritingEasorianhttps://easorian.tumblr.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5373833544766917458.post-67444604890656004042023-11-17T13:50:54.382-05:002023-11-17T13:50:54.382-05:00About 1999, I was passing by Lake Junaluska. As D...About 1999, I was passing by Lake Junaluska. As Dad had was a District Superintendent of the UMC N. AL Conference, I knew about Junaluska & stopped to visit the World Methodist Museum. I saw the Cardinal ring & read what information they had about it. A few years later, after Dad died, my Brother and Mom became Roman Catholic. To me, it is a testament by Pope Paul VI to his acceptance and honor of Bishop Fred P. Corson's Ordained World Methodist Ministry Leadership.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5373833544766917458.post-62048116707919280312023-10-01T10:40:29.150-04:002023-10-01T10:40:29.150-04:00Hi!
I love your blog!! I have a question: I’m a te...Hi!<br />I love your blog!! I have a question: I’m a teenager and I’m establishing a Micronation. I was wondering if you could (in a comment) crown me king of my Micronation and bless my Micronation. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5373833544766917458.post-68052699335981877282023-08-29T11:11:39.169-04:002023-08-29T11:11:39.169-04:00Great share, thanks for postingGreat share, thanks for postingClara Yevahttps://clarayeva.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5373833544766917458.post-64581602621468329262023-06-13T15:51:57.040-04:002023-06-13T15:51:57.040-04:00Amen totally concurAmen totally concurDirk Scott, Sr. Pastor True North Church of the Nazarenehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00603717385162860992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5373833544766917458.post-56381512126440450252023-05-22T07:22:08.905-04:002023-05-22T07:22:08.905-04:00Great blog you have hereeGreat blog you have hereeKeto Recipeshttps://www.ketopins.com/keto/keto_salad_with_hard_boiled_eggs_asparagus_and_cherry_tomatoes_5444445227.shtmlnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5373833544766917458.post-11951605460208656632023-03-20T06:35:19.647-04:002023-03-20T06:35:19.647-04:00Thank you. A timely reminder and comforting to rea...Thank you. A timely reminder and comforting to read vs Bonhoeffer's<br /> " cheap grace".Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5373833544766917458.post-63628586264064677492023-03-12T20:22:59.859-04:002023-03-12T20:22:59.859-04:00Thank you for this post. For more on early Methodi...Thank you for this post. For more on early Methodism, please visit the website for the book series, The Asbury Triptych. Enjoy the numerous articles, podcasts, pictures, videos, character profiles and more.Al DeFilippohttps://www.francisasburytriptych.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5373833544766917458.post-14907609451076101702023-02-11T14:58:47.150-05:002023-02-11T14:58:47.150-05:00As a SBC Protestant, now with a Catholic son and A...As a SBC Protestant, now with a Catholic son and Anglican daughter and a cousin who is a PhD Methodist Reverend, issues like this can create a bit of a Gordian Knot. For example, I had made a habit of reading Athanasius' "On the Incarnation" (circa 325 AD) every year in the lead-up to Christmas.(partly because of the great CS Lewis introduction) It is a Masterpiece and addresses the Arian heresy. Not until my son converted to Catholicism in 2019 and we stated discussing Mariology doctrine, did this reference by Athanasius in this book even register:<br /><br /> "No, he took our body, and not only so, but took it directly from a spotless, stainless virgin, without the agency of human father - a pure body, untainted by by intercourse with man. He, the Mighty One, the Artificer of all, Himself, prepared this body in the virgin as a temple for Himself, and took it for his very own, as the instrument through which He was known and in which He dwelt." <br /><br />In this early church passage, not written to support Marian doctrine but to defeat the Arian heresy for which the universal church should be grateful, Athanasius alludes to both the Immaculate Conception and Mary as the Ark of the New Covenant. Mary, as the Mother of God (properly understood)-- as you note, is perhaps the easiest of the Marian doctrines. <br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5373833544766917458.post-20703548904522189422022-12-23T12:16:08.616-05:002022-12-23T12:16:08.616-05:00Thank you for this, Pastor. I am a life-long Nazar...Thank you for this, Pastor. I am a life-long Nazarene, and I have been tasked with running a short (six-week) small group on the Book of Common Prayer. I know more about the BCP itself than about introducing it to a group of Nazarenes! I'm wondering if you are aware of anyone else who has undertaken this sort of class or group? Or perhaps have some material you would recommend? Thank you in advance.<br />duffymoon@gmail.comDuffy Moonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10105074089216551597noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5373833544766917458.post-88619244009962083152022-09-26T21:34:18.488-04:002022-09-26T21:34:18.488-04:00I hold a master’s degree in education and have tau...I hold a master’s degree in education and have taught comparative mythology for several years. Interestingly enough, I always taught the fourth theory… that God chose an existing neolithic individual and breathed a spiritual life into him. But I’ve also had more than a handful of students who question God and His power to do what the Bible claims. Does God make mistakes? If so, He isn’t the God we preach. If God views His creation as good (functional), then His work is based upon intentional, well-thought out plans that are woven together and dependent upon all of the parts. I found that a God who creates… but not in six days, and instead allows for thousands of years to wait and see how the process just turns out… is not the God of the Bible. It is not the God who challenges Job’s understanding of Creation… it is not the God incarnate who can roll a ball of mud into a working eyeball. And, there is a slippery slope, when we read clearly that there was evening and morning… a complete day, in a textual framework that is clearly NOT poetic, metaphoric, or symbolic… but written as a process description, that should we begin reshaping God to fit our mental limitations, there will be other “non-essentials” as Dr. Boone has already listed. Perhaps high theology has evolved our leadership beyond the faithful reading of scripture, and into ego-driven figures, too concerned with reputation and standing among the earthly wise. I’ve traded all of that to stand with the foolish, but faithful… I feel more secure trusting the Word to mean what it says, and feel safer gambling my soul on the literal translation of Gen 1 and 2, than I do gambling my soul by teaching God cannot create a universe the way scripture says He did. What’s next… Jesus just swooned on the Cross and didn’t raise from the dead? Heading the same direction as Methodism, where we trade the truth of God for lies.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5373833544766917458.post-11593664811747073962022-08-11T18:14:38.931-04:002022-08-11T18:14:38.931-04:00Great post thanks. Great post thanks. Grand Forks Cleanershttps://www.find-cleaners.com/us/north-dakota-cleaning-service/grand-forks-cleaners.shtmlnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5373833544766917458.post-23473772216732155992022-04-11T01:59:56.060-04:002022-04-11T01:59:56.060-04:00As a former Roman Catholic who went through catech...As a former Roman Catholic who went through catechism, and who as a Protestant has further studied the history and official teachings of the R. Catholic Church, I cannot call R. Catholics my "brothers and sisters in Christ." While there may be some Catholics who actually are faithing in Christ alone, those who believe in the R. Catholic version of the Gospel are not saved because they are depending on their faith and works to merit their salvation (and the Council of Trent affirms this doctrine). I have spoken to, listened to and read the works of many R. Catholics, and none of them (except a couple of 16th century Catholic reformers) has affirmed that we are justified once and for all by grace through faith alone. I am, therefore, constantly amazed at how many Protestants (including Anglicans), most of whom were never Roman Catholics, are so quick as to confirm fraternity with those trapped in the false gospel of the Roman Catholic Church.Mr. B.https://www.blogger.com/profile/06936595811299242911noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5373833544766917458.post-58205311041122778552022-02-03T02:17:19.615-05:002022-02-03T02:17:19.615-05:00I think it's a legitimate "fear." I ...I think it's a legitimate "fear." I remember once being in a RC church and hearing all the nuns obsessively praying to Mary. The repetitions while staring at the statue I truly believe is invoking demonic worship. That is bluntly what Many of us protestants believe if we are to say it Out right. And I think there is a good basis for arguing that point.Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04396403992107015310noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5373833544766917458.post-1301802509416898422021-11-16T19:48:17.142-05:002021-11-16T19:48:17.142-05:00Hello nice bllogHello nice bllogDominic Bentonhttps://www.dominicbenton.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5373833544766917458.post-15377434030228530952021-11-03T10:13:33.530-04:002021-11-03T10:13:33.530-04:00Your reasons for wearing a collar are the same as ...Your reasons for wearing a collar are the same as mine. The interesting fact I didn't know was that the collar was a protestant invention. That is very useful information. C.S. Aresonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09133432625489329548noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5373833544766917458.post-3374610697837984142021-07-19T18:13:38.470-04:002021-07-19T18:13:38.470-04:00Just came across this interesting thread ... it ce...Just came across this interesting thread ... it certainly can be argued that Catholic doctrine is reasonable and Biblical in the same sense that the doctrine of the Trinity is reasonable and Biblical although Scripture doesn't use that explicit term or provide an explicit definition of Trinity. Consider this reasoning (as Church councils and Fathers did): Mary is the mother of Jesus, Jesus is God (the Second Person of the Trinity), therefore Mary is the mother of God. <br /><br />It reasonably follows (as the Church Fathers also expound--see: https://taylormarshall.com/2011/12/church-fathers-on-immaculate-conception.html): In being the mother of God, Mary was conceived without Original Sin, therefore she was not subject to one of the penalties of Original Sin: physical death.SwissWisshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11709470571671356278noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5373833544766917458.post-51467085945574385072020-12-06T21:37:46.150-05:002020-12-06T21:37:46.150-05:00My bible Luke 1:43 refers to Mary as the "mot...My bible Luke 1:43 refers to Mary as the "mother of my Lord". Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5373833544766917458.post-69244228160073335672020-12-06T21:34:24.184-05:002020-12-06T21:34:24.184-05:00The Catholic teaching is Mary died as all humans d...The Catholic teaching is Mary died as all humans do. Her body was assumed into heaven. Mary is not worshipped by Catholics. She is honored as an exceptional person, clearly with a unique and holy bond with the Lord.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5373833544766917458.post-40249018332542865082020-11-14T12:35:01.112-05:002020-11-14T12:35:01.112-05:00Erma,
The Wesley Bible (featured in this article,...Erma,<br /><br />The Wesley Bible (featured in this article, and not to be confused with The Wesley Study Bible) is, unfortunately, out of print. It is still possible to run across a copy, but they usually are not cheap. - I really wish that they still had access to the notes and were able to include them in a different translation!Todd A. Stepphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10712031457598684159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5373833544766917458.post-57433229632618776152020-11-13T21:00:44.812-05:002020-11-13T21:00:44.812-05:00Can the. Wesley Bible Still be purchased?
I had...Can the. Wesley Bible Still be purchased?<br /> I had one.. but in all the moves, I've not seen it...unless still in storage.Erma. Greenehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13098041604364509716noreply@blogger.com