“I am not afraid that the people called Methodists should ever cease to exist either in Europe or America. But I am afraid lest they should only exist as a dead sect, having the form of religion without the power. And this undoubtedly will be the case unless they hold[…]
Spoiled by my GPS and AppleMaps
When I was a kid my family would load up the van every couple of summers and head off to upstate New York to visit my grandmother’s family. It was a 3 day drive up and a 3 day drive back. Sometimes our trips would include added stops – sometimes[…]
Hearing and Doing
“The boy Samuel ministered before the LORD under Eli. In those days the word of the LORD was rare; there were not many visions. One night Eli, whose eyes were becoming so weak that he could barely see, was lying down in usual place. The lamp of God had not[…]
The Myth of Organized Religion
Once upon a time, a bunch of guys got around a large table and decided that what the world needed more than anything else was an organization that would legislate “proper life.” Of course these men, because women weren’t allowed, had to also define what “proper life” was and how[…]