Month: March 2018
How Artists Do Theology: The Resurrection by Philip Tallon
March 31, 2018
Piero della Francesca gets thunderingly right what so many Christians get so stunning wrong. Raised on the first day of the week – a day any faithful Jew would understand as the first day of creation – God in Christ has begun the re-creation of this world. This work of making all things new is not complete, but it has begun.
Remember Me: Grace Among Criminals by Edgar Bazan
March 30, 2018
I have met many people who believe they need to earn God’s favor. They are insecure about the goodness of…
Embracing A More Meaningful Holy Week by Kevin Watson
March 29, 2018
Observing Holy Week has had a significant impact on my life. There are many different ways I could mark my growth as a follower of Jesus Christ, but a major part of my growth as a Christian came when I started to attend Holy Week services. Attending worship on Thursday and Friday of Holy Week is a highlight of my year as a follower of Jesus. Attending these services has prepared me to celebrate – really celebrate – the news that Jesus Christ is risen.
Mothers, Sons and the Crucifix by Tom Fuerst
March 27, 2018
From the seven depictions of Christ’s crucifixion story, to the mother of Jesus holding her infant son as she stretched out her arms to the weeping worshipper, the entire chapel was an invitation to see our sufferings – our very humanity – in light of the fact that neither Jesus nor Mary were exempt from suffering, pain, or death.
Witness: Reflecting on Billy Graham’s Funeral by Maxie Dunnam
March 24, 2018
Because of his biblical and theological perspective, people often fail to reflect on how creative and innovative he was: the way he pioneered the use of radio and television; the way he harnessed print media; the role he played in launching a world-class magazine; and his influence in higher education, particularly theological education.
To Be the Body of Christ by Jeff Rudy
March 22, 2018
There are times when the body, that is, the church, is out of sorts too. Fractured relationships, broken trust, as Paul alludes to in his letter to the contentious Corinthians, jealousy over not getting to be the part of the body you want to be, pride – all of these and more tend to dismember us, if not in actual people leaving the church, at least in a virtual distance even if we’re in the same space to worship or to learn or to break bread. There are times where you just don’t “feel like” it…like breaking bread with him or her or them. “Ugh! I have to share at the table with them?”
Transformative Mission: When The Church Malfunctions by Edgar Bazan
March 21, 2018
In A Public Faith: How Followers of Christ Should Serve the Common Good, Miroslav Volf cautions against the errors the church…
Lent: Interview with Bishop Debra Wallace-Padgett
March 19, 2018
Wesleyan Accent shares the opportunity to explore the Lenten season with Bishop Debra Wallace-Padgett, who serves the Birmingham Episcopal Area of…
When Jesus Gets Angry by Carolyn Moore
March 15, 2018
Find Mark 1:41 in your Bible. How does that line read in your version? How did Jesus feel about this…
Bucking the System by Jeff Rudy
March 14, 2018
Why didn’t Jesus take up the sword? Why isn’t that the means by which to overcome evil? Walter Wink says something quite remarkable about Jesus’ point here: “Violent revolution fails because it is not revolutionary enough. It changes the rulers but not the rules, the ends but not the means.”