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Books > Humanities > Religion & beliefs > Christianity > Protestantism & Protestant Churches > Methodist Churches
The digital copies of this book are available for free at First
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aEUROoeI had a vision of a faith community where people could have
a wider understanding of God and our relationship to him/her. I
wanted to create a place where people could state what they believe
and what they struggle withaEURO"freely. I wanted a community of
people who know we don't all have to agree on everything.aEURO
Jerry Herships, former altar boy who had dreamed of making it big
in show biz, tended bar to make ends meet as he worked gigs in
comedy and game shows, looking for his big break. After giving up
the dream and leaving Los Angeles, he found his way back to the
church and discovered God calling him to ministryaEURO"but not just
any ministry. Now he leads AfterHours Denver, a bar church where
people worship with a whiskey in their hand and make peanut butter
and jelly sandwiches to serve Denver's homeless. Last Call is a
story of having and giving up on dreams, finding yourself, and
finding how God can use you in unexpected ways.
In his day, John Wesley offered important insights on how to obtain
knowledge of God that readily bears fruit in our own times. As
premiere Wesleyan scholar William Abraham shows, Wesley's most
famous spiritual experience is rife with philosophical significance
and implications. Throughout, Abraham brings Wesley's works into
fruitful conversation with some of the most important work in
contemporary epistemology. Lyrically and succinctly he explores the
simultaneous epistemological quest and spiritual pilgrimage that
were central to Wesley and the Evangelical Revival of the
eighteenth century. In so doing, he provides a learned and
eye-opening meditation upon the relationship between reason and
faith.
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