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Mark Tooley on March 13, 2023

Methodist Split’s Messy Creativity

Amid messiness, division and death there will be new life in traditional Methodism, writes IRD’s Mark Tooley.

Riley B. Case on March 8, 2023

Methodism and the Mediating Elite — Part II

There is an institutional and ideological gap between United Methodist boards and agencies and local church members.

Mark Tooley on March 11, 2023

“Supernatural Claptrap”

Jesus’s bodily resurrection was considerably more than “supernatural claptrap.”

Kenneth J. Collins on March 7, 2023

The Road to Hell is Paved with Good Intentions

The Bible offers the truth not only about ourselves but also about our communities and our nations in the sight of God.

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