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17 upvotes
Jul 22, 2026, 11:38 AM UTC
Posted by /u/GoMustard
I haven't heard much noise about this, but it seems like a strong sleeper. Adam Hamilton is the pastor of the largest United Methodist Church in the country, the Church of the Resurrection, just outside Kansas City. He's a very popular national leader in the more moderate mainli…
15 upvotes
Jul 22, 2026, 1:36 PM UTC
Posted by /u/Raichu4u
Most major policy changes create some degree of short-term disruption, and some groups may bear more of the cost than others. A difficult question is not whether a policy causes any harm, but what kind of harm it causes, how severe it is, how long it is expected to last, and whe…
6 upvotes
Jul 22, 2026, 3:44 PM UTC
Posted by /u/MrFSS
What the title asks. Anyone have any ideas? Not looking for praise songs, but good old-fashioned hymns that have anything to do with the concept of predestination. THANKS!!
6 upvotes
Jul 22, 2026, 8:00 AM UTC
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5 upvotes
Jul 22, 2026, 7:45 PM UTC
Posted by /u/Quirky-Ad8587
I am going through the OT in a few months as a reading plan. I am reading 4-6 chapters a day, if not more. My problem is I have tried different devotional workflows in Logos Bible Software and most of them just don't work well; they are more catered toward smaller chunks of Scri…
5 upvotes
Jul 22, 2026, 5:41 PM UTC
Posted by /u/Ordinary_Frog09
I know most people think about Methodist first thing; it is the Wesleyan Arminian Methodist! I was wondering what you guys think about the Welsh Methodist now called the the presbyterian church of Wales
5 upvotes
Jul 22, 2026, 4:59 PM UTC
Posted by /u/Odd_Landscape_7398
Has anyone here read something on textual criticism? If so, thats changed your view on biblical inerrancy? I'm reading the "Q, the earliest gospel" by John Kloppenborg, his arguments are convincing. I would like to Know other writers who answered the allegations made by him, I k…
0 upvotes
Jul 22, 2026, 6:25 PM UTC
Posted by /u/Suspicious-Cable249
Hey y'all. Writing this post as I am new here and feeling a bit unmoored in the process of applying for PhD programs. I specifically want to study civil wars, gender based violence in conflict, and asymmetric warfare. Here's an outline of me as a prospective student: Small progr…