Month: February 2007

In the latest issue of in The Wesleyan Theological Journal, Wesleyan theologian Don Thorsen carries out a nice little exploration of biblical authority and theological method. The article, “Sola Scriptura and the Wesleyan Quadrilateral” (WTJ 41:2 (Fall 2006), pp. 7-27), clears up a lot of confusion. Both Sola Scriptura and the Quadrilateral are widely misconstrued,…

“There are souls too in the world which have the gift of finding joy everywhere, and of leaving it behind them when they go. Joy gushes from under their fingers like jets of light. There is something in their very presence, in their mere silent company, from which joy cannot be extricated and laid aside.…

When I was in my doctoral program I asked a room full of eager, successful and intelligent graduate students if they would like to relive their junior high days—no one raised their hand. We all remember, whether we were popular or not, the hurt that we endured when we were mocked and bullied—no one was…

Dear Miss Lonelyhearts, I have been invited to attend a “Superbowl Party” this coming Sunday afternoon. Although the invitation was rather circumspect regarding details, I am given to understand that the event being celebrated involves a televised competition between two sports collectives, possibly from different countries, or perhaps different regions of the same country. Although…