Category Archives: Social Holiness

Are Corporations People?

Posted on May 12, 2012 by

<—- Playing to a stereotype. I’m not sure how Saturdays became my “economics” posting day… but that seems to be the case. My reason for including these posts on economics is to add some balance to much of the discussion in … Continue reading →

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Taxes, Part 3 (A Sermon)

Posted on May 5, 2012 by

Special Guest Contributor: Rev. Michael Hudson Preached on April 29, 2012 11) And what do we do when we see these problems? We say, “the govt needs to….” Government has replaced fathers with a welfare check leaving men in many … Continue reading →

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Taxes, Part 2 (A Sermon)

Posted on May 4, 2012 by

Special Guest Contributor: Rev. Michael Hudson Preached on April 29, 2012 5) Knowing that leads us to this question: Is that where our taxes are going?  According to the Office of Management and Budget at the Heritage Foundation about 30 … Continue reading →

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Taxes, Part 1 (A Sermon)

Posted on May 3, 2012 by

Special Guest Contributor: Rev. Michael Hudson Preached on April 29, 2012 1) As I read a little bit of the history of the Midway Society and especially their contribution to the founding of our nation, I thought I would preach … Continue reading →

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The Gospel to the Poor, Part 1

Posted on November 16, 2011 by

by Timothy Keller at The Worldview Church The original question I was asked to address was “How does our commitment to the primacy of the gospel tie into our obligation to do good to all, especially those of the household … Continue reading →

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Transforming the World: Reclaiming Our Methodist Legacy, Part 3

Posted on March 2, 2011 by

by Dale Tedder click here to read Part 1 click here to read Part 2 Story #2 To begin our next story, we need to fast-forward about 1,700 years. John Wesley was born on June 17, 1703, in the small … Continue reading →

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Transforming the World: Reclaiming Our Methodist Legacy, Part 2

Posted on March 1, 2011 by

by Dale Tedder click here to read Part 1 Story #1 Our first story beings with Paul and his companions, who had just come from Philippi. In fact, they had just gotten out of prison there and had been escorted … Continue reading →

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Transforming the World: Reclaiming Our Methodist Legacy, Part 1

Posted on February 28, 2011 by

by Dale Tedder Based on a sermon preached February 27, 2011   On the very first page of our United Methodist Book of Discipline, we are reminded of the mission of the United Methodist Church. Our mission is… To make disciples … Continue reading →

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Spiritual Life Checkup

Posted on December 14, 2010 by

by Dale Tedder  Are you moving on to perfection? That’s a question asked to every ordained clergy person in the United Methodist Church. It’s a question of intent. It’s not asking if you’ve “arrived” but if it’s your intention to … Continue reading →

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Evangelicals and Social Action

Posted on December 2, 2010 by

I could have entitled this post, “Conservatives and Social Justice,” because my point would have been the same. Very often folks on opposite sides of the fence politically and theologically talk past each other. I believe this is because, quite often, … Continue reading →

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Justice and the Gospel, Part 2

Posted on September 27, 2010 by

I posted the first part of this video back in July when it came out on YouTube. I apparently fell asleep between then and now as I forgot to post the second part when it came out. (and since I … Continue reading →

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Gospel in Life

Posted on September 22, 2010 by

Looks like a great new study on discipleship by Timothy Keller. Another great example of the gospel of the kingdom being for every sphere of life. See also this relatively new study on social justice.

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