Lane E. DavisReading Lord of the Rings for AdventTolkien’s masterwork is, at it turns out, a rich companion on the road towards Christmas.Dec 22, 2023Dec 22, 2023
Lane E. DavisThe Wesleyan Quadrilateral: An AmbivalenceThough I was raised in a thoroughly Methodistic home, the Wesleyan quadrilateral wasn’t really a part of my mental furniture growing up. In…Jul 7, 2023Jul 7, 2023
Lane E. DavisThe UMC Should Get Rid of Membership: A New Bad Idea for the Next MethodismI’m writing articles on some bad ideas for our next iteration of the Methodist Church. You can see the initial impetus for these posts…Aug 13, 20191Aug 13, 20191
Lane E. DavisIt Should Be Really Difficult to Be a UMC Pastor: Bad Ideas for the Next MethodismBad Idea for the #NextMethodism #1:Jul 8, 2019Jul 8, 2019
Lane E. DavisBad Ideas for the #NextMethodismIf there’s a silver lining in the recent troubles in United Methodism it’s that there are a panoply of voices — both young and old…Jun 26, 20191Jun 26, 20191
Lane E. Davis#UMC General Conference 2019: A BlogThree years ago, in the spring of 2016, my Church was kind enough to give me a few weeks of personal leave to attend the General…Feb 5, 2019Feb 5, 2019
Lane E. DavisSpiky Methodism — Part 3: Christianity’s New UrbanizationThe history of American Methodism is a rural history. The Church grew like wildfire in the early 19th century because circuit riders jumped…Jun 25, 2016Jun 25, 2016
Lane E. DavisA Spiky Methodism — Part 2Answer this: if you want to be a Christian you should move to….?Jun 21, 2016Jun 21, 2016
Lane E. DavisA Spiky Methodism — Part 1Why Where We Live Will Change the ChurchJun 17, 2016Jun 17, 2016
