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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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Don’t Just Give Up, Take Up: A Lenten Reflection #UMC
A sermon preached on Ash Wednesday 2015 at St. Mark United Methodist Church in Mobile, Alabama. The invitation to observe a holy Lent is...

Matt O'Reilly
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Tertullian on the Sign of the Cross #AshWednesday (HT: @scotmcknight)
I came across this quote this morning while reading Scot McKnight’s book Praying with the Church: Following Jesus Daily, Hourly, Today:...

Matt O'Reilly
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Practicing Freedom: A Lenten Reflection
My homily from Ash Wednesday has been published at Seedbed and can be found here. This reflection was born out of reading Douglass...

Matt O'Reilly
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