I Do Not Want a Holiness That Makes Me Less Like Jesus: A Personal Examination of Separation and Love
I believe Christian holiness requires more than avoiding sin. Scripture and Wesleyan theology challenge me to examine whether my convictions are forming me into the likeness of Jesus through faithfulness, compassion, and love.
Does Christian Holiness Mean Separation From the World or Love for the World?
Christian holiness calls us to resist sin, but does it also call us to move toward people with love? I explore Jesus’ prayer, Paul’s teaching, James, and John Wesley to consider how holiness becomes visible in compassionate living.
The Youngness of Christian Living: Dr. Samuel Young and the Difference a Book Called “God Makes a Difference” Still Asks Us to See
Samuel Young’s 1954 book God Makes a Difference was written during his long general superintendency. Its simple question still presses on Christian life: where should faith become visible in the ordinary places where we live?
Dr. Filimão M. Chambo and the Book “For the Sake of the World”: When Holy Living Leaves the Church Building
Dr. Filimão Chambo’s For the Sake of the World invites a deeper question about holiness: what happens when the holy life moves beyond the church building and into relationships, service, justice and ordinary life?
Dr. William M. Greathouse’s Book “From the Apostles to Wesley”: The Holiness Question That Wesley Did Not Start
William M. Greathouse’s From the Apostles to Wesley asks whether John Wesley started the Christian perfection question. A closer look at Scripture, Christian history and Wesleyan theology reveals a much older conversation about holiness.
Dr. John A. Knight’s Book “In His Likeness”: What If Holiness Is Meant to Be Recognizable?
John A. Knight’s In His Likeness raises a searching question: if God is restoring His image in us, should holiness become recognizable in ordinary Christian life?
The Wesleyan Anatomy of Almost: How a Person Can Look Christian Without Being Altogether Christian
John Wesley’s The Almost Christian asks a searching question: can a person look deeply Christian and still lack the faith and love that make Christian life whole?