My life in the Christian Church and among Christian churches has been kind of all over the place. I have noticed though, that this is kind of the norm for Protestant Christians in America. We who grew up in the evangelical subculture were more bound together by Veggietales cartoons and CCM music than any denomination…
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Doubt and Faith – Walking with the Saints
John Wesley was struggling with doubt about the sincerity of his faith. The year was 1738 and though he was a preacher he was unsure whether he was even truly a Christian. He says he was convinced of unbelief and felt that because of this he must stop preaching. After all, how could he preach…
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Walking with the Saints: Asking Uncomfortable Questions
I am a people-pleaser. I like to make people happy. I want people to like me. This is not always a bad thing. But it is a bad thing when tough words are called for. John Wesley writes in his journal of the following exchange with a Mr. Oglethorpe. This conversation occurred early in Wesley's…
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Walking With the Saints – The Journal Of John Wesley
I love history. As a Christian, I enjoy learning the history of the Christian church, both the good and the bad. In my reading I make it a point to read works from times and places other then my own. Books on Christian spirituality are (almost) a dime a dozen in any bookstore. Some are…
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