Short and Sweet, Sweet and Sour: A Reacquaintance with Abandon

I don't think I realized while I was in seminary how unaccustomed to simple faith I had become. No doubt, I would have thought (and expressed to you had you asked me) that my faith was growing. As a student I have been trained to examine the Bible, religious practice, and my spiritual experiences with a  critical eye. Now preparing to teach for an organization that is dependant on the financial support of others, I am faced with a daily need for simple and unyielding faith. While I can (and do) pray, I am solely dependant on God's provision for myself, my family, and my coworkers. While it may be tempting to ask God for, or to seek a way out of such a challenge, I'm asking God to grow me through it... I think it's good for me.

Veith (Lutheran) and Witherington (Weslyan) on Faith and Works

This discussion on Trevin Wax's blog is a must read. Personally I line up more with Veith on this one.

Here are the links
http://trevinwax.com/2011/06/21/work-and-the-church-a-conversation-with-gene-veith-ben-witherington-part-1/

http://trevinwax.com/2011/06/22/co-operating-with-god-in-our-work-the-witheringtonveith-discussion-part-2/

http://trevinwax.com/2011/06/23/rewards-virtue-and-work-the-witheringtonveith-conversation-conclusion/