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Three movements of Methodism
Anglican cleric William Law had a profound influence on John and Charles Wesley. Reading a modern English update of Law’s A Serious Call to a Devout and Holy Life, you see many of the ideas that run...
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Other books Wesley read
John Wesley famously called himself a man of one book, but he read quite widely. Some of the writers who informed his spirituality include: Thomas à Kempis, The Imitation of Christ William Law, A...
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Why did you keep this from me?
A Pentecostal friend once teased me that Methodist teaching on salvation was two words: “Try harder.” I thought of that when I read a remarkable letter John Wesley wrote May 14, 1738, just 10 days...
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Nothing new under the sun
At a time when I was in great danger of not valuing [the authority of the Bible] enough, you made that important observation: “I see where your mistake lies. You would have a philosophical religion;...
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The spark at Methodism’s heart
John Wesley wrote two fascinating letters to William Law days before and days after his Aldersgate experience. They reveal some of the spiritual transformation that he went through in the that...
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Are you devoted to God?
William Law as a young man refused to take an oath to support the crown of England. He believed that such an oath would be the same as saying the church is subservient to the monarch. His scruples cost...
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Pray like Christians, live like heathens
Should Christians live differently than non-Christians? Even in my limited role as a part-time local pastor, I come across this question quite often. The question is not about whether Christians should...
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