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p> JOHN WESLEY, WHERE ART THOU? br> Re: David Holman's Madison Avenue Methodism : /p> p>The Methodist Church was founded with an emphasis on the redeeming value of the Gospel of Jesus. They took strong stands on moral issues and they changed lives that had been corrupted by sin. I grew up in the Methodist Church in the '60s. In college, I left them and joined a very conservative Church, the Church of Christ (no, not the United Church of Christ). I was attracted by the strong emphasis on morality and biblical standards. My Father today attends a thriving Methodist congregation in West Texas. The preaching there is from the Bible and they take strong stands on moral issues. I suspect that it won't be long before there is a schism between the Bible oriented Methodist congregations and the post-modern congregations who discount the Bible. br> -- Michael Bergsma /p>

Yep. Mush. I am 67 years old.

When I was growing up, the minister of my Methodist Church had very clear-cut sermons on right and wrong, sin, what we believe as Methodists. The service included recitation of the Apostle's Creed, the Affirmation of Faith, etc.

Then I was away from the church for many years. The reasons are not important here. The last time I went, somewhere in my 40s, the sermon was mush, the services were mush, the recitations of Creed and Faith were gone. There seemed to be nothing to believe in, nothing to inspire us.

p>The Methodist Church needs another John Wesley. br> --

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