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