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The General Rules: A Preliminary Proposal
David F. Watson
The General Rules: A Preliminary Proposal
David F. Watson
David F. Watson
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A Son of the Holiness Movement Is Dead: Now What?
Elizabeth Glass Turner
Elizabeth Glass Turner
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Odell Horne, Jr.
Why Black Churches Did Not Disaffiliate from the United Methodist Church
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When Heavyweights Change their Minds: Richard B. Hays and Human Sexuality
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Pieter Valk
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Matt Reynolds
A Future with Hope: Reflections on the Recent GMC Conference for Young Leaders
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Matt Reynolds
The God Bless the USA Bible, Calmly Considered
David F. Watson
The God Bless the USA Bible, Calmly Considered
David F. Watson
David F. Watson
The Crucial Thread of Prevenient Grace: A Wesleyan Perspective on Divine Drawing
Adam Roe
The Crucial Thread of Prevenient Grace: A Wesleyan Perspective on Divine Drawing
Adam Roe
Adam Roe
Young Adult Ministry in the Age of Authenticity [Firebrand Big Read]
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Young Adult Ministry in the Age of Authenticity [Firebrand Big Read]
Ryan Snider
Ryan Snider
The Gift of Fear
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The Gift of Fear
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Kevin Brown
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Rachel L. Coleman
What Did Abraham Know? Reflections on Intimacy and Surrender
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Rachel L. Coleman
The Scramble for Africa
Odell Horne, Jr.
The Scramble for Africa
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Odell Horne, Jr.
John Piper and Divine Schizophrenia: Has Piper Solved Calvinism’s Biggest Problem?
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John Piper and Divine Schizophrenia: Has Piper Solved Calvinism’s Biggest Problem?
Murray Vasser
Murray Vasser
The Role and Place for Theologians and the Academy in the Next Methodism
Ryan Barnett
The Role and Place for Theologians and the Academy in the Next Methodism
Ryan Barnett
Ryan Barnett
Metanoia in a World of Paranoia
Spencer Loman
Metanoia in a World of Paranoia
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Spencer Loman
Wesleyan Baptism: Sacramental and Evangelical [Firebrand Big Read]
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Wesleyan Baptism: Sacramental and Evangelical [Firebrand Big Read]
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Peter J. Bellini
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The Serpent in the Techno-Garden: Resisting the Temptation to Use AI for Ministry
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Choose Kingdom Life!
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Is there a Method to Outpouring? Anniversary Reflections on the Asbury Outpouring
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Kenny R. Johnston
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