Ryan N. Danker
@RyanNDanker
Author. Churchman. History. Theology, Liturgy. Director, @TheJWInstitute. @nwnazarene, @DukeU, @BU_Tweets alum.
“What would I lose in giving up the pint, the pipe, and the pub? I know no better way of answering this question than in my native tongue: poetry, both my own and that of others.” - Malcolm Guite plough.com/en/topics/life…
Excited to host the third session of the John Wesley Institute’s Epworth Fellows program this evening. This ministry to young adults is designed to instill the best of the Wesleyan tradition. Tonight, we have Dr. Phil Tallon of Houston Christian University.
Thank you, @KSPrior for this amazing book! I can’t wait to dive in.
Visiting a church without air conditioning. But they have brilliant fans!
As I’ve grown in the faith, I’ve come to realize more and more that it is a gift to receive. It’s not of my own making, but handed on faithfully generation after generation, from Christ and his apostles to the present day. Faith is a gift that invites us in.
Attended a liturgy that would have been Unitarian (because of tinkering with the Prayer Book). Thankfully the celebrant fumbled over the words and made it orthodox. Small mercies.
Honored to be invited to preach Nov. 13th in Estes Chapel at Asbury Theological Seminary. If you’re in the area, I’d love to see you.
“Truth,” so the argument goes, is simply a means of coercion, a way to force people into certain norms of belief and behavior. Christians, however, cannot properly think this way about truth. We claim that we have not developed truth, but perceived it. - David Watson
“I preached at St. Andrew's, Holborn, on 'Though I give all my goods to feed the poor, and though I give my body to be burned, and have not charity, it profiteth me nothing.' O hard sayings! Who can hear them?' Here too (it seems) I am to preach no more.” - Wesley, Feb 12, 1738
Each time I read Romans I’m reminded just how flawed the chapter breaks are. Never stop reading at chapter 1 or 2, keep reading through 3 and Paul’s expansive vision becomes much clearer.
"We have efficiently pared the claws of the Lion of Judah, certified him 'meek and mild' and recommended him as a fitting household pet for pale curates and pious old ladies." What a glorious theme to play with in the sermon this week.
One of the things that I admire most in the Wesleyan tradition is its optimism. Any people who embrace Christian perfection - the idea that holy love itself can become our reigning attribute - offers hope, even now, to our daily experience.
Anglo-Catholicism embodies the English expression of the one, holy, Catholic (universal), and apostolic (historic) faith. It’s not liberal Protestantism with chausables, chanting, and incense.
The doctrine of the Trinity is the natural outgrowth of the realization that Christ is divine, yet there is one God. To look upon Christ is to gaze upon the full revelation of God: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.
Finished the book of Acts (again). Each time I read it, I’m struck by the early Christians’ faithfulness to Christ and sheer joy in the Holy Spirit.
Friends, I hope you’ll join me in supporting the music ministry of St. Matthew’s, London. I’ve visited this church a number of times - and even preached there - the music is inspiring and brings people to the church. Please consider a donation today. donate.biggive.org/campaign/a05WS…
