Month: March 2019
Looking Ahead
March 28, 2019
WME is involved in a variety of ministries and covets your prayers for these upcoming events: April 8-10, 2019 ~…
Gratitude Report
Learn about us 2018 has been a remarkable year of change and growth for World Methodist Evangelism! God has provided…
New Zealand Statement
We join together around the world to express our sorrow and to pray for New Zealand in the wake of…
Convergence
Convergence is designed for pastors and lay leaders who are interested in learning more about how to engage the post-Christian…
Order of the Flame
It is always exciting when the Wesleyan Methodist family comes together and this year’s FLAME gathering was no exception. 125…
Elizabeth Glass Turner ~ On Prayer: Do You Need to Move On?
March 19, 2019
Weeding and praying go hand in hand. I tug and clear and get dirty and think and talk to God and process my thoughts and feelings and listen to the birds and untangle morning glories. And God weeds my soul and cultivates my soil and could, like in the cemetery Easter morning, be mistaken for a gardener.
Michelle Bauer ~ An Invitation to Joy: Serving Well
March 16, 2019
Today we encounter two men, Timothy and Epaphroditus, who have chosen to believe what Paul has taught them about joy. They don’t just believe it, they are putting into action the things they’ve learned. Their stories serve as perfect examples of how serving well leads to joy.
Jackson Lashier ~ The Story of Two Mountains: A Transfiguration Meditation
March 14, 2019
In this mysterious moment, known to history as “the Transfiguration,” Jesus reveals to the disciples his true nature. And to their shock, his true nature is the glory of God shining from his face. Present with the disciples, and beholding the same incredible sight, is Moses, the prophet who had asked on Mt. Sinai to see God’s glory. Only now, on Mt. Tabor, does he get what he hoped for. Only in Jesus does he see God face to face.
Andy Stoddard ~ The Gift of Brokenness
March 11, 2019
We can’t run
from this. No matter how powerful, wealthy, famous, or holy we are, we are ashes. No matter how great of an influencer on social media we are, we are
ashes. No matter how big a church we are part of, we are ashes. We are ashes. We are broken. We are sinful.
This realization of brokenness is one of the greatest gifts we can ever receive.
Elizabeth Glass Turner ~ Blood, Ash, Tears: The Ashiest of Days
March 5, 2019
As recently as 1941 the President wore a black arm band when his mother died. What is this impulse for a mark of sorrow, grief, repentance, confession? Why are strangers at train stations asking for this? In our culture that let black arm bands of mourning drift down to the floor, an old practice, a dated practice to be left by the wayside?