by Shawn Lazar The Beacon Dictionary of Theology is produced by the Church of the Nazarene, an Arminian, or Wesleyan Church. The Dictionary definitely teaches the necessity of doing good works in order to be saved (e.g., under the entry on Faith, which is defined as obedience, self-committal, and being controlled by the truth). But

by Brad Bell We should not be surprised by the darkness of worldliness and materialism which pervades the culture. For many, Christmas is simply a day off work, an opportunity for gluttony, and an excuse to accumulate more stuff. At best, it may be viewed as an opportunity to spend time with family. For many,

Why “He will save His people from their sins” doesn’t mean what most Christians think by Bob Wilkin “And she will bring forth a Son, and you shall call His name Jesus, for He will save His people from their sins.” Most pastors and authors suggest that what an angel told Joseph concerned the spiritual

by Shawn Lazar The Beacon Dictionary of Theology is written from the perspective of the Wesleyan Holiness tradition, specifically the Church of the Nazarene. We spend an awful amount of time critiquing Calvinism from a Free Grace perspective, and many of our readers have asked we do the same for Arminianism or Wesleyanism, since they,

by Brad Bell Worldviews answer fundamental questions about life, death, the universe, who we are, why we are here, etc… Such questions include who am I? how did we get here? why does the world exist? what is the purpose of life? why is there death? Is there life after death? Worldviews are communicated, passed

by Bob Wilkin, originally published in the March-April 2003 Newsletter of the Grace Evangelical Society In June of last year something odd happened in Loxley, Alabama. Pastor Orlando Bethel was preaching a funeral for a man who had died of prostate cancer. Pastor Bethel had a tough task, for the man who died had not