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Getting the Horse Back in Front of the Cart

I’ve always thought it significant that the great creeds of the church are statements of doctrine, rather than statements of ethics. The teachers of the faith who handed on to us our doctrines of the Trinity, the Incarnation, and the Resurrection knew that without a clear sense of who God is and how God has…

June 13, 2014 in bible, Christian ethics, doctrine, General Conference, scripture, United Methodist Church.

“I believe in the resurrection of the body….”

When I was interviewing with the Board of Ordained Ministry to be commissioned as an elder, one member of the committee asked me about the resurrection of Jesus. She asked, “How do you see resurrections in your own life?” I’ve long reflected on that question because the way in which we answer it has implications…

April 15, 2014 in bible, doctrine, eternal life, miracles, preaching, resurrection, scripture, theology.

Wendy Deichmann on "The Sturdy Anchor of Doctrine"

Wendy Deichmann, President of United Theological Seminary, has written a very fine article in Catalyst on the role of doctrine in United Methodist theological education. I commend it to you for perusal and consideration.

September 30, 2013 in doctrine, United Methodist, United Theological Seminary, Wendy Deichmann.

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