Obsessed with Revival? Unpopular Thoughts on Modern Methodism

I have been blessed to be a part of the Free Methodist family for a handful of years now, a family that has welcomed me and provided a loving home. I come from several generations of mainline Methodists and have spent most of my life within the United Methodist Church, and it’s been a pleasure […]

The Wesleyan Quadrilateral needs to go

My thesis is that the Free Methodist Church should consider deemphasizing the Wesleyan Quadrilateral as a means of determining theological truth, specifically through removal in the Pastors and Church Leaders Manual and its advocacy within the FMC History and Polity course. I understand the challenges that would be involved in doing so as the Quadrilateral […]

We need to be known

I’m tickled that several people enjoyed (and unfortunately could relate to!) my last post about the struggles of online dating. It stinks! So why do I and so many others choose to put ourselves through such an ordeal? The obvious answer is because we hold out some amount of hope that we can find someone […]

The Kingdom of God is inherently political

What is our primary role as Christians? “Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit and teaching them to obey everything that I have commanded you.” (Matt 28:19-20, NRSV) The Great Commission implies our job is to mold […]

A Christian voting reminder

I have some thoughts to share as a Christian as we in America brace for the results of another presidential election. First, while it’s true that the writers of the New Testament had no direct familiarity with voting as a way of running a civil government (and therefore Paul’s admonition in Romans 13 to be […]

Seeking authentic church

I’ve mentioned several times over the years how I’ve struggled with (and have now reached a point where I’m pretty tired of) “doing” church like most Americans do. What I mean by that is I have a hard time with how most American worship services are structured and how the different aspects function. As I […]

I’m Sorry: My mistakes as a church planter

If your experience as a Christian isn’t a humbling one, you might be doing it wrong. Over the many years now I’ve been journeying with Christ and the Church, the most consistent single theme that seems to resurface for me are the varieties of ways I’ve been wrong: I’ve been wrong about how spiritually and […]