jeffreymark (Free subscription) | yesterday
... needed to demonstrate that he worked his responses out ahead of time. In reference to Methodist John Wesley's words, "Work out your own salvation with fear and trembling," McCain worked it out, Obama did not. But, one wonders why we must engage in this sort of old time religion debate in the first place. Would George Washington, Abraham Lincoln, FDR, or Dwight D. answer, if at all,...
reverend mommy's random thoughts (Free subscription) | 08/14/2008
I have received a letter from Rev. John Wesley, which I will reproduce here. Dearest and Most Esteemed Readers, I wish to thank you for your faithfulness and the editors of this humble compendium would like to announce that beginning September 1, 2008 the Journals of John Wesley will begin afresh, with multiple other voices and testimonies added daily so that his modern...
gen-X Rising (Free subscription) | 5 hours ago
In my study of John Wesley, one thing that has really stuck out at me is the way that Wesley was so drawn to individual examples of holy living. I write about this in my newest column in the Covenant Discipleship Quarterly. In a number of different genres of writing - sermons, journaling, and essays - Wesley consistently highlighted examples of sanctified lives as a public...
Christian Research Net (Free subscription) | 3 hours ago
... This from a man who is not Reformed in his theology and has even preached sermons siding with John Wesley in the Calvinist vs. Arminian debate. (click here to read this post)
Possessing the Treasure (Free subscription) | 3 hours ago
... This from a man who is not Reformed in his theology and has even preached sermons siding with John Wesley in the Calvinist vs. Arminian debate. The Easy-Believism vs the Genuine Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ debate is not part of the Reformed vs. Arminian debate even though some are implying that it is. I have received several comments and emails from folks who are insisting that...
OK! Magazine (Free subscription) | yesterday
Hey everyone!I'm here in North Carolina on the set of my first feature film, Port City!I'll write more later, but here are a couple of photos I can share with you now:From left to right, that's Andy Brown the writer/director of the film; me; our producer Heath Franklin, and John Wesley Schipp who plays "George" — and don't forget our sound guy Nate behind us with the boom mic!
Synergy (Free subscription) | 08/20/2008
The mind battles that are fought before and after a message are intense. Some of the highest of highs and lowest of lows are while a message is being prepared, delivered and the days (and even weeks) that follow. Here are a few pieces of advice … #1 - Get alone with God and let Him set you on fire. John Wesley once said, “I just set myself on fire and people come to watch me burn.” We...
Perry Noble dot com (Free subscription) | 08/20/2008
The mind battles that are fought before and after a message are intense…always!!! Some of the highest of highs and lowest of lows are while a message is being prepared, delivered and the days (and even weeks) that follow. Here are a few pieces of advice… #1 - Get alone with God and let Him set you on fire. John Wesley once said, “I just set myself on fire and people come to watch me burn.”...
reverend mommy's random thoughts (Free subscription) | 08/15/2008
A comparison of Bishop Schnase's Five Practices Rick Warren's Purpose Driven Life Scott McKnight's Five Streams of the Emerging Church Gibb's and Bolger's 9 Core practices John Wesley's Holiness of Heart and Life In Short: Bishop Schnase's Five Practices of Fruitful Congregations Radical Hospitality Passionate Worship Intentional Faith Development Risk-Taking Mission and Service Extravagant...
