By Rev. Henry Sun Special to the Herald During the season of Lent, a cohort of Wesleyan pastors and theologians published a confession of faith entitled Reclaiming Jesus: A Confession of Faith in a Time of Crisis (http://www.reclaimingjesus.org/). This particular confession is structured with six specific theological affirmations, each of which is followed by a […]
A Vibrant Faith for the 21st Century: John Piper, Rachel Held Evans, and #MeToo
By Rev. Henry Sun Special to the Herald “I do not permit a woman to teach or to assume authority over a man; she must be quiet. For Adam was formed first, then Eve. And Adam was not the one deceived; it was the woman who was deceived and became a sinner.” (1 Timothy 2:12-14 […]
Northgate senior pastor to step down in June
After 28 years, Northgate Christian Fellowship founder and Senior Pastor Ken Jensen will be handing over his position to Executive Pastor Larry Davis. Nonetheless, Jensen will remain as teaching pastor on Sunday mornings. Jensen, who moved to Benicia in 1990 to start the church, said a number of factors influenced his decision. First was the […]
A Vibrant Faith for the 21st Century: Descriptive truth and prescriptive truth
By Rev. Henry Sun Special to the Herald Early on in my study of ethics, I was introduced to the leap of faith that is required by any moral decision. For example, one can claim that murder is wrong. (For the record, I agree.) Nonetheless, the claim that any specific murder is wrong is an […]
A Vibrant Faith for the 21st Century: Between Scylla and Charybdis
By Rev. Henry Sun Special to the Herald I wonder how many of you know who Bart Ehrman is. He and I share three things in common. First, we’re both men. Second, we both read Greek. And third, we both attended Wheaton College and eventually pursued a doctorate in Biblical studies, me in Old Testament […]