Homosexuality and Scripture
Is same-sex marriage compatible with Christian faith? Dr. Ben Witherington III addresses this question and explains how Scripture focuses on behavior not inclinations or orientation.
Tell the Truth About Creation
In this provocative article, Howard Synder calls upon the church to reconsider its lax stance on creation care. He bases it upon 7 points of evidence about the state of the environment and 3 ways to move forward in our mission as a church.
The Ten Commandments Are Ecological
"When God’s people fail to care for the land, they actually break every one the Ten Commandments. For all God’s commands touch the land in one way or another." Read more from Howard Snyder today on the feed.
Book Review: To Serve the Present Age (A Wesleyan Meditation on Social Entrepreneurship)
In what ways could those who cherish the Wesleyan heritage take the Wesleys's commitment to societal change from memory and memorial to an actualized...
8 Things Wesleyans Need to Learn from the New Calvinism
I’m a Wesleyan. Always have been, always will be. However, as I look across the landscape of American evangelicalism, it’s hard to escape the...
The Case for Christian Nonviolence
I didn't want to be a pacifist. Sometimes I still don't, but I am thoroughly convinced that not killing is an essential part of...
Book Review: Power, Politics and the Fragmentation of Evangelicalism by Kenneth Collins
In country and western legend Willie Nelson’s song “Me and Paul,“ Nelson writes and repeats “I guess Nashville was the roughest, but I know...
Is Homosexuality a Core Issue?
Is homosexuality a core issue of Christian belief? A matter of doctrinal fidelity? Or is it essentially a question of human rights; the current...
Two Kingdoms: Christians in Society
Is it the task of a Christian to shape the ethics of their society? Should the community of the faithful work tirelessly toward aligning...
Redemptive Catechesis: Rethinking Theological Teaching
Recently, in evangelical circles, there has been a renaissance of catechesis, the church’s historic practice of teaching the essentials of the faith through dialogue....