“Is the container big enough?” They all stood around wondering if the tank would hold all the liquid about to be poured into it. They decided they would try their best to expand the tank to accommodate the total amount. So in their own effort, they stretched and built what they hoped would be a…
Recently TIME Magazine asked the question “Does it still matter?” referring to the U.S. Constitution. How could the founding fathers ever have considered contemporary issues like immigration, national debt, naturalization, sexting, modern warfare? With such dynamic issues tied to a completely different kind of world than the early fathers experienced, are the principles they framed…
500 pieces all over the dining room table. That’s how it starts. The puzzle box is opened and all the pieces get poured out in a jumbled pile with no order. How in the world does this form a picture? It’s just a bunch of broken pieces representing an apparently hopeless task of restoring the…
30 years ago I was a different person than I am today. I dressed differently, I ate differently, and I valued different things. Even my very nature has become changed. My approach to people is different and how I treat folks has changed. In 30 years I have been deeply influenced by a person with…
There’s been a lot of talk about how denominations are no longer viable; they no longer serve a purpose; they no longer have any influence. I understand the critique, but I don’t buy the conclusion completely. To the extent that denominations are trying to keep the same profile and role they had in the…
Many years ago while attending a theological conference on Holiness at Asbury, I recall hearing a statement made around the lunch table that, “the Holiness movement has lost its ability to renew itself and the Church and has become merely a repository of historical information.” I bristled but did not speak, since I was still…