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 […]

Sex and what it means to be human

You don’t have to venture far to move from St. Augustine’s views on sex to his understanding of human nature. Both are tied into how he perceives the Fall, and there are problems in his thought that drastically impacted Christianity hundreds of years later. As helpful as Augustine’s questions and observations are regarding sex, they […]

How to make sense of God

I have a lot of experience being angry with God. It often feels like He has frustrated me to no end. The relationship I’ve had with Him has left a lot to be desired. Where to begin? Assuming you even buy standard Christian theology, you start from the premise that “I’m not God,” which means much of […]

What is there to say?

When I was a younger and more zealous individual, I thought there was only one correct way of understanding the universe and life’s meaning (if there was one), and all anyone had to do was be honest with themselves, add “a + b” together and we’d all come up with “c” as the answer; anyone who […]