Month: November 2013
John Wesley: Theological Mentor by Andrew Thompson
November 27, 2013
How should we “read” John Wesley? And why is he important for people today? These are important questions for Methodists,…
Deliverance Through Thanksgiving by Maxie Dunnam
November 23, 2013
One of our big failures as Christians is our continual refusal to discipline ourselves in living with the word of…
Christianity With A Wesleyan Accent: Wesleyan Doctrine by Kevin Watson
November 20, 2013
Though Wesleyans are most committed to offering Christ, not to being distinct from other Christian traditions, there are differences in…
Fragmented By Age: Liturgy & Families by Matt Sigler
November 18, 2013
Several weeks ago, as I was running errands, I heard my two-year old son exclaim from the backseat of our…
Attitudes In Need Of Adjustment by Sarah Davis
November 16, 2013
Today, in Houston, Texas, friends and family of Bishop Sarah Frances Davis are gathered in sorrow, thanksgiving and joy. They…
Show And Tell by Jessica LaGrone
November 13, 2013
This summer I spent a week in Santa Fe, New Mexico at a writer’s conference. I’ve attended a few of…
Evangelism: ESJ’s Roundtable Conversations by Jack Jackson
November 11, 2013
Evangelism is a natural and necessary element of multifaith conversations from Wesleyan perspectives. True conversation by Wesleyans means true announcement…
A Reasonable Doubt by Elizabeth Glass Turner
November 6, 2013
On a recent hot summer day, I pulled down the flap of my mailbox and discovered an official-looking summons. For…
Graciousness: An Endangered Virtue by Ken Loyer
November 4, 2013
In elementary school, children learn about endangered species, those animals that have become so uncommon that their ongoing existence as…