It is grievous when Christian fellowship is broken. While it maybe tempting to try to determine who between Paul and Barnabas was right or wrong, the truth is it doesn’t matter ...
read moreLove means thinking more about the other person than ourselves and once we begin to do that then our assessment of them compared to “me” shifts radically. Only in this way can w...
read moreWhat kind of character do we need to have to be the type of person who can practice charity in all circumstances? The short answer, of course, is to have Jesus’s own character. ...
read moreThere is something far more important than being found to be in the right; namely, the kingdom of God. The church —this complex of new social relationships—is the icon of God’s ...
read more“Fight, flight, freeze, or appease,” are normal ways for our culture to handle conflict. While there may be merit cancelling abusive people or unfriending toxic people, the chur...
read more“In essentials, unity; in non-essentials, liberty; in all things, charity,” is a phrase that sums up John Wesley’s practical theology. Charity in Wesley’s day means “love.” In s...
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