Letters from the Woods

              Perfection is a word we use to explain when something is faultless.   Perfection comes with the mindset there can be no blemish.   A perfect game in baseball means no hits and no walks.   A perfect season means no losses or ties if the sport allows for ties.   A perfect grade means no wrong answers.   So, what does Christian Perfection mean?   Does this mean a Christian with no blemishes on their record?   They live without sin?   Many think this is what John Wesley taught when he preached Christian Perfection and entire sanctification.   There became a counterpoint that Wesley said we could be perfect in this world.   While Wesley used the term perfection, he did not stick to a faultless definition of perfection.   He chose to describe perfection as completion.   To Wesley, Christian Perfection was a perfection in love.   Love is the summation of ...

  Have you ever considered the over abundance of social media in our world today.  There is Facebook, Twitter, TikTok, LinkedIn, Instagram, and so much more.  There seems to be a new social media platform every year.  Why is that?  Because it is not good for any of us to be alone.  We need each other.  Ever stop to think about the stories from the early lockdowns.  We all strove to do something with others especially when it became no longer proper or safe to gather together.  Our first reaction to lockdown was a desire to be with others.  Whether it was on Zoom, FaceTime, Google Duo, or some other video service, we wanted to be with others.  That is our nature.  God created us to be that way.  Genesis tells us that it is not good for man to be alone; therefore, God created a life mate for him.  We are meant to be in community with each other.   It can be difficult to think about the Christian walk being mor...