Month: January 2018
Tom Fuerst ~ Life Along the Way: Healing, Suffering, and the Kingdom of God
January 20, 2018
In so far as our lives are built around avoiding other people’s pain, we will not see miracles.
Cole Bodkin ~ How the Questions of Jesus Can Shape Your Year: What You Love
January 18, 2018
Peter has been around long enough to know what it means to love Jesus. It involves abiding in, remaining in his love.
Suzanne Nicholson ~ Leaders in the Bible (Who Happen to Be Women) Part II
January 17, 2018
We need to regularly preach these stories (and others) to remind our congregations that the most important qualification for leading God’s people is not a Y-chromosome, but a faithful heart.
Elizabeth Glass Turner ~ Testify: Many Voices, One Song
January 15, 2018
We are pleased to share a rich chorus of voices who have answered questions posed in honor of Martin Luther King, Jr Day.
Wesleyan Accent ~ In Their Words: When Pastors Face Prejudice
If we could love ourselves with compassion and have self-awareness of our needs and suffering, we would be able to relate to others and treat them in the way we would like to be treated.
Cole Bodkin ~ How the Questions of Jesus Can Shape Your Year: Who You Are
January 11, 2018
A single question has the ability to stop you dead in your tracks, pierce your heart, or propel you towards uncharted territory.
What the Taj Mahal Taught Me About Love
January 10, 2018
It is not perfection that makes a love great, it is its willingness to persevere through the hardship, challenge, and pain.
Edgar Bazan ~ Shalom and the Character of the Kingdom of God
Our concept of peace is basically the absence of trouble, whereas Shalom means everything which contributes to the wellness of people’s lives.
India: World Methodist Evangelism on the Road
January 8, 2018
Executive Director Dr. Kimberly Reisman is making her first foray to India, the ancient, heavily populated country bridging land and sea in south central Asia.
Suzanne Nicholson ~ Let’s Not Pretend Our Vision is 20/20
The problem with assuming we know the details is that often reality differs significantly. Then it becomes easy to question our calling.