Thoughts on faith, culture, and public life.
Statue of the Rev. John Wesley (1703-1791), Anglican minister and founder of the Methodist Church. A guide for Baptist ministers transitioning to the UCA (Part 3 of 12) Rod Benson, 18 July 2026 part three of this series, I highlight the continuing influence of the three traditions as I have observed them, while acknowledging that …
Continue reading "Enduring features of the UCA’s founding Churches"
Joshua chapters 3 and 4 describe how Israel crossed the Jordan River into the land of Canaan. More about the ethics of that next week. After forty years sequestered in the desert as virtual nomads, the people stand on the banks of the Jordan River. Behind them lies a generation shaped by slavery, exodus, testing, and …
John Wesley (1703-1791) was an Anglican minister and founder of the Methodist denomination. On the last page of the hymn book,ย Select Hymns: with Tunes Annext,ย published in 1761, he set forth seven principles to guide Christians as they sing. As well as offering practical advice, they indicate aspects of his theology of worship, and his ecclesiology. …
Statue of John Wesley by Paul Raphael Montford, Melbourne, Australia, 1935. A sermon by Rod Benson Psalm 1 When I was growing up in Papua New Guinea I attended a school where religious education was taught every Friday, and I remember a Swiss missionary, Mrs Jungen, who with her husband Erwin had been pioneer missionaries …
All Told 