Methodist Corner

where God’s previous working meets our present response

I have been crucified with Christ; and it is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me; and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave Himself up for me. (Gal 2:20)



Archive for September, 2007

Here’s an Example

Friday, September 28th, 2007

Talk about great timing.
Here is a good illustration of what I was talking about in my previous post. It is being reported that Senator Clinton, whom I have the utmost respect for, thinks that it would be a good idea to give every child born in the U.S. $5000 to invest for the future prospect [...]

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Do You Support Romney for President?

Friday, September 28th, 2007

Ok….
After my last post, some people got the mistaken impression that I support Mitt Romney for president, but actually, I was only asking a question. I have not decided who I’m going to vote for yet, it is way to early.
Like many Americans, I am an independent and vote for the person who I think will do the [...]

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CT Romney QA

Wednesday, September 26th, 2007

Christianity Today has posted a Q&A session between interviewer Collin Hansen and Mormon Presidential Candidate, Mitt Romney. I must admit that I have concerns about the doctrinal differences between Mormonism and orthodox Christianity, especially when choosing a president. However, should those doctrinal differences preclude Romney from the Evangelical Christian’s list of acceptable candidates? According to the [...]

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Christianity? Not so much.

Wednesday, September 26th, 2007

A recent study done by The Barna Groupreveals that among young adults aged 16-29, Christianity has lost much of its appeal.  Sadly, only 16% of non-Christians in their late teens and twenties have a favorable view of Christianity. This, according to Barna, is down substantially from just a decade ago.  <click here to read the study summary> [...]

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Jena 6

Wednesday, September 19th, 2007

I just learned about a case of segregation-era oppression happening today in Jena, Louisiana. I signed onto ColorOfChange.org’s campaign for justice in Jena, and want to invite you to do the same.
From the website…
Last fall in Jena, the day after two Black high school students sat beneath the “white tree” on their campus, nooses were [...]

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Henri Nouwen on Prayer

Monday, September 10th, 2007

Prayer is a strange thing isn’t it? I often remember, as a kid, wondering just how we were supposed to “pray without ceasing” as Paul admonishes us to do. Impossible, I know. Maybe Paul was exagerating, using some form of Semitic hyperbole.  Or maybe he wasn’t…
“Prayer leads you to see new paths and to hear new [...]

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