In 2,000 years of church history, you will find an ebb and flow of opportunities seized and opportunities lost. While church history is often…
Tag: Apostles Creed
Wesleyan Accent ~ Soul Posture for the Socially Distanced
“The thwarting of strategy is an invitation for God to do a deeper work of character.”
JR Forasteros ~ Can People Change? I Believe in the Holy Spirit
We love each other by holding space for people to feel safe enough to be honest with us, with themselves and with God.
Omar Rikabi ~ He Descended into Hell: Why Death Matters
If you’ve ever been caught by surprise mid-Creed by the inclusion of the mysterious affirmation, we encourage you to listen this sermon preached at FUMC Heath by Rev. Omar Rikabi.
Tom Fuerst ~ I Want to Believe
Christians are often assumed to be the kind of people who live in a fantasy world of made-up gods in a spiritual realm and anytime we’re confronted with something that challenges our worldview we put our fingers in our ears and start shouting “no no no!”
Tom Fuerst ~ I Pledge Allegiance to…Jesus Christ, His Only Begotten Son, Our Lord
By claiming that the church is “one,” we announce that the church throughout time and space (that is, geographic location…i.e. nations) is united, not by some abstracted idea of freedom, but by the Holy Spirit who liberates us from the claims of human structures and governments.
Philip Tallon ~ Emerge from the Waters of Your Baptism: Investing in Confirmation
There aren’t many times in the life of the church where people sit down and say, “Please teach me doctrine.” As a theology nerd, I wish it would happen more. But it just doesn’t happen that much.