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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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The State of New Testament Studies: A Quick Review
The contributions fall into four major sections. Part 1 is on the ancient context of the New Testament and attends to the relationship...

Matt O'Reilly
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Heaven Is Not Enough (Resurrection Matters)
Watch this video on YouTube. Many Christians look forward to heaven. But the Bible doesn’t actually portray life after death as the heart...

Matt O'Reilly
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When is a church not a church? | Mulholland on Revelation #UMC
…we see that orthodoxy and evangelism are the inseparable foci of a healthy church. Both must be kept in dynamic balance. Evangelism...

Matt O'Reilly
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3 Books to Understand Revelation
Revelation is the hardest book in the New Testament. With all the numbers, symbols, and images, it’s intimidating (and even scary!) to...

Matt O'Reilly
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Heaven Is Not Enough
Dissatisfied with Heaven So what are they waiting for? To answer that question we need to look more closely at their appeal. Their...

Matt O'Reilly
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