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Link: http://www.unitedmethodistreporter.com/2013/05/umr-communications-including-united-methodist-reporter-to-close/

The only way to guarantee failure is to never try. (That doesn't mean there won't be times that you must try multiple times.) No offense, but you cannot convince me that there is not a single church somewhere around you teaching about God. I don't buy it. Having made a very similar statement...

I find the argument for the perseverance of the saints quite compelling. However, there are a few passages that I don't think reconcile fully with the Calvinist viewpoint. Let me point out, on that note, that there are legitimate Arminians who also believe in OSAS, and they are typically of the...

Not to be the thread jerk here, but couldn't that same question be applied to you on a personal level since we are all aware that you don't fully accept all Catholic dogma/doctrine? What makes your situation totally unlike that of say Luther or Zwingli? Or, as is probably the case, is rebellion...

You first. :D

http://www.patheos.com/blogs/anxiousbench/2013/05/protestant-reformation-approaching-500/

Angelina (and JB_), I am not 100% certain, but there seems to be a difference in Pentecostalism that you're describing versus what is seen around here in the states. However, I know there are more moderate Pentecostal churches that I would be more comfortable at versus the run-in-the-aisles and...

See, I would say no creed but the Bible is not the same thing as sola scriptura. I think the early Reformers would be rather appalled at the notion of no creed but the Bible once they looked deeper into it. The premise is not bad unto its own, but the problem is that no creed but the Bible is...

First off, thanks to you all for the quality of discussion in this thread - it speaks to the faith in Jesus and the intelligence that you all bring. Please accept my compliment because I believe both faith and reason to be gifts designed by God, and although we may get frustrated with some of...

I've always been at odds with many on this topic because I do see a role for women leadership in the church and as pastors. However, I cannot and will not use Galatians 3:28 to defend women in this role. It's not talking about church leadership, but it's talking about salvation and serving as a...

http://www.abc.net.au/religion/articles/2013/05/08/3754700.htm I'd like to draw your attention to a couple key quotes, but definitely read this article when you have the time! I respect and admire many elements of both Pentecostalism and Calvinism. (I know it sinks some ships for me to...

It's funny how many people have gone over to the technological dark side. :D I am a software developer by trade, yet I still prefer to be able to turn the pages of my Bible and touch the paper.

I have too many Bibles in my crisis to come up with a "primary" translation, so no one Bible has much wear and tear outside of my paperback NLT which I consult on a decent basis and then my old KJV that I used for many years prior to coming over to more modern versions. It's the most worn (still...

Mary is the theotokos. The dogma of a sinless Mary was brought about to support other dogma and was not done so in any ecumenical council, therefore I reject it as does much of the church. This is a doctrine of Roman Catholicism that no others support including Eastern Orthodoxy and...

Hey I know that feeling! :D

Thanks for sharing about this; I had not heard that report yet. (I'm a huge fan of Firefox.) If one company is doing this, you can bet that there are others out there doing the very same thing. It wasn't very well disguised in some senses considering that screenshot (and assuming a technically...

http://thegospelcoalition.org/blogs/gospeldrivenchurch/2013/04/24/conspiracy-theories-and-gods-sovereignty/

Welcome to the community and thanks for joining. It's always a good thing to get friends involved. :)

Welcome to the community! I'm 11 months and a few days into life with our first child. I can no longer remember life before my son, and I am pretty sure it wasn't better than it is now even with the sleepless nights. I cannot imagine being a grandfather and the joy that must bring. Ah, the...

Grace is unmerited favor, as has been said already in at least one post. Grace is conditional in the sense that it requires faith perhaps from our finite perspective, but it is ultimately unconditional in that the God who fashions and provides it (if you will) makes the choice to bestow it. The...