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The Healing Power Of Honoring Others by Elizabeth Glass Turner

elizabeth.turner October 26, 2017

Recently I read a moving account of one German woman’s actions and the impact that they had. A 92-year-old man living in New Jersey received a three-page letter from her in which she apologized for wrongs long past. Reading it, he wept. As the article recounts about the letter writer, “Doris Schott-Neuse…told him how her grandfather had acquired Hirschmann’s family home under the Nazis, expressing her shame

When You Don’t Have The Words by Andy Stoddard

Andy Stoddard October 25, 2017

Have you ever felt like there was something that you needed to say for Jesus, but you didn’t have the words?  You didn’t know what you should say or how you should say it?  I’ve been there.  I think we’ve all been there. At times, we talk ourselves out of witnessing to someone or saying something to someone, because of fear within us about what

World Methodist Evangelism Director Visits Vatican to Meet Pope

World Methodist Evangelism October 23, 2017

Dr. Kimberly Reisman Joins World Methodist Council Delegation to Vatican

When Jesus Sees You by Michelle Bauer

Michelle Bauer October 23, 2017

Have you ever sensed yourself waiting for Jesus to arrive into a situation or season of your life?

Interview: Dust in My Mouth with Katie Fisher

Katie Fisher October 19, 2017

Recently Wesleyan Accent chatted with visual artist Katie Fisher about her project illustrating the struggle and grief written in the Old Testament book Lamentations.

Making Disciples by Being Disciples by Kim Reisman

Kim Reisman October 18, 2017

Our witness for Christ is always strengthened when we become keenly aware of our journey in Christ.

A Fiction of Hope by Justin Gentry

Justin Gentry October 18, 2017

We are so drawn to pessimism because pessimism at the end of the day is easier. It is easier to look down than it is to look up.

Boundaries And Forgiveness by Aaron Perry

Aaron Perry October 16, 2017

Jesus taught that if, when offering a gift to God at the altar, you remember a brother or sister has something against you, you should go and be reconciled and then return to offer your gift (Matt. 5:24). I get the impression that reconciliation is the gift God intends to give the worshipper—even before a gift has been brought to

Community: Connecting the Dots by Kim Reisman

Kim Reisman October 16, 2017

Joining together in fellowship, in physical presence, allows our senses to whisper that among a group of particular people, we belong.

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Brick by Brick: The Ministry Long Haul by Kim Reisman

Kim Reisman October 12, 2017

The Apostle Paul wrote to the Galatians, “So let us not grow weary in doing what is right, for we will reap at harvest time, if we do not give up.”

When the Holy Spirit Reaches Us through Others by Kim Reisman

Kim Reisman June 7, 2017

Integrity as a core value of authentic evangelism is not only about our integrity, but about the integrity of others as well and allows space for the transforming power of the Holy Spirit.

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What We’re Missing when Multiethnic Women Are Absent from Pastoral Staffs by Karen Bates

Karen Bates June 5, 2017

Limits that people try to put on women do not change the identity God has given them as ministers of the Gospel.

Interview with Rob Haynes

Rob Haynes June 5, 2017

Wesleyan Accent is pleased to share an introductory interview with Rev. Dr. Rob Haynes, World Methodist Evangelism’s new Associate Director of Education and Leadership Development.

Interceding Evangelistically by Kim Reisman

Kim Reisman May 31, 2017

And the Father who knows all hearts knows what the Spirit is saying, for the Spirit pleads for us believers in harmony with God’s own will.

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The Emaciated Soldier: Life as the Church by Suzanne Nicholson

Suzanne Nicholson May 29, 2017

If the church as a whole is not working together to live out the truth of the gospel, then the warrior of God will become emaciated.

Leanness Of The Soul by Andy Stoddard

Andy Stoddard May 25, 2017

I truly love the book of Psalms.  They are so honest, capturing the joy of faith, the struggle of pain, anger, everything.  I love Psalms. Today’s readings have us in Psalm 106.  And I think there’s something very important for us to hear.  Listen to what we are told in Psalm 106: 12-15: Then they believed his words and sang him

Boundaries, Barriers And Pastoral Leadership by Aaron Perry

Aaron Perry May 24, 2017

Now that the heat sparked from the light shed on Vice President Mike Pence’s personal rules of not attending cocktail parties without his wife and of not dining alone with women has dwindled, let’s take a few moments to reflect more evenly on the practice of personal rules and boundaries in opposite-sex professional relationships in the pastoral context. I do

Praying Persistently by Kim Reisman

Kim Reisman May 24, 2017

Prayer is asking. It is a request. But here is the difficult truth: all prayer is answered but not all requests are granted.

Chemo and the First Rule of Methodism by Jeff Rudy

Jeff Rudy May 22, 2017

This has led me to wrestle through the following notion – the times when the first two rules of Methodism – “do no harm” and “do good” seem to be at odds.

Embracing Trust and Obedience by Kim Reisman

Kim Reisman May 22, 2017

The dynamics of trust and obedience define the relational and personal dimensions of faith. We tend to treasure what we trust and trust what we treasure.

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