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Should the Global Methodist Church have new Articles of Faith?
Global Methodists are talking about doctrine and theology. That's a good thing. Twentieth century mainline Methodism didn't leave us a strong theological legacy, and I'm grateful to see us working through important questions of belief. As you might expect, questions have come up about the proposed Articles of Faith. Why are we considering such a proposal? What's the process for considering them? Why might we need a fresh statement of our beliefs? And then there are questions
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Would #PopeFrancis welcome Protestants to the Eucharist?
Pope Francis has developed a reputation for his fresh take on some long-standing Roman Catholic traditions. The debate between Ross...

Matt O'Reilly
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New Podcast: Body of Christ, Bread of Life @StMarkMobile #UMC
http://www.podbean.com/media/player/audio/postId/5402610/url/http%253A%252F%252Fstmarkumc.podbean.com%252Fe%252Fbody-of-christ-bread-of-l...

Matt O'Reilly
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Christmas and Communion (or Incarnation and Eucharist)
My Advent series of sermons this year focuses on the significance of the Eucharist. In preparing for this series, I’ve spent some time...

Matt O'Reilly
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Eucharist and Presence: Embracing Mystery, Finding Joy
I used to spend time wrestling with the different formulations proposed through Church history for how we should understand the nature of...

Matt O'Reilly
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3 Ways Christ is Present in the Eucharist (@KreeftQuotes)
How is Christ present in the sacrament of Holy Communion? Here’s Peter Kreeft in his book Catholic Christianity (paper, Kindle), which is...

Matt O'Reilly
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