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Differently Abled In The Church: “Life Unworthy Of Life” & The Kingdom Of God by Elizabeth Glass Turner

elizabeth.turner August 23, 2017

What does your church do with people who are differently abled, disabled, mentally handicapped, handicapped, or crippled? (All of those terms have been used in my thirty-odd trips around the sun.) Do you have someone in your church who comes in a wheelchair? Do you have training for teachers and nursery workers, preschool workers and children’s ministers on how to engage kids

Inseparable by Jeff Rudy

Jeff Rudy August 19, 2017

Friends, there is nothing that can separate you from the love of God. You have never been and you will never be unloved.

To a God as Close as Your Breath: A Brief Primer on Meditation by Justin Gentry

Justin Gentry August 16, 2017

Meditation is a treasured practice in Christian history but it is also a much-needed spiritual practice in my life.

Shouldering Your Cross by Kim Reisman

Kim Reisman August 16, 2017

I will do whatever it takes so that God can work in me and through me.

Learning to Suffer with Christ by Kim Reisman

Kim Reisman August 14, 2017

Embracing the pain of the crucifixion in order to experience the power of the resurrection involves right living, not easy living.

Charlottesville: Do They Really Not See? by Elizabeth Glass Turner

elizabeth.turner August 14, 2017

Today is the day after. The day after a young black man got beat up in a parking garage, the scene caught by a quick photojournalist (I can’t imagine how sore he is). The day after a stunned mom learned from reporters that her son had been arrested for plowing his car into a crowd of pedestrians (she was in complete shock).

Letting God Continue Your Education by Edgar Bazan

Edgar Bazan August 10, 2017

When we think about the story of Creation in the Christian faith, we typically do it within the context of Genesis, the story of the past and how things came to be. One may think this creating process was settled at the beginning of time, and that God transitioned from being an entrepreneur to a manager, or worse, a mere aloof supervisor. However, if we pay close

When You See A Turtle On A Fencepost by Carolyn Moore

Carolyn Moore August 9, 2017

Everybody goes through seasons of spiritual “stuckness,” days or weeks or sometimes even months when you just can’t seem to get out of your spiritual bad mood. If you’ve had that experience or are there now, you’re not alone. This is a normal part of the spiritual journey. It is not a sign of weakness; to the contrary, it may well

Facing the Pain of Passionate Faith by Kim Reisman

Kim Reisman August 9, 2017

Jesus was full of passion, which makes following in the Jesus way a passionate endeavor.

Elijah: Faith That Acts by Kim Reisman

Kim Reisman August 7, 2017

To follow Jesus up close, rather than at a distance, we must base our lives on the reality of faith rather than the reality of fear.

Two (More) Ways to Integrate the Arts into the Church’s Mission by Philip Tallon

Philip Tallon July 5, 2017

A ministry that sees the arts as intrinsic, rather than instrumental, will already be two steps ahead in fruitfully integrating the arts in ministry.

Following God Beyond Common Sense by Kim Reisman

Kim Reisman July 5, 2017

As we seek to follow in the Jesus way, we need to recognize that more often than not, rather than being rooted in common sense, the Jesus way defies common sense.

Taking Discipleship Personally by Paulo Lopes

Paulo Lopes July 3, 2017

You see, we must realize that organizations, and in this case the body of Christ, can only reflect the sum of the people who are part of them.

Little Pentecosts by Kim Reisman

Kim Reisman July 3, 2017

The disciples were transformed into messengers by the presence of Jesus in real time, through the power of the Holy Spirit.

When Summer Camp Becomes Pilgrimage by Rob Haynes

Rob Haynes June 29, 2017

If your church is sending youth to summer camp this year, how can you continue foster the lessons of their pilgrimage?

What Do You Expect? Promise and Wesleyan Grace by Jeff Rudy

Jeff Rudy June 28, 2017

When Wesley spoke of the possibility of perfection in love, he didn’t mean that we are capable of this on our own power or merit, but rather he meant to challenge anyone daring to say that God can’t do it in us.

Jesus in Real Time by Kim Reisman

Kim Reisman June 28, 2017

It’s dangerous to live your life with a past focus, with a two-dimensional Jesus, because you may end up following a tradition instead of following Jesus, God’s living Word.

How Your Local Church Can Engage Immigrants: Interview with Rev. Zach Szmara

Zach Szmara June 26, 2017

Recently Wesleyan Accent Editor Elizabeth Glass Turner chatted with Rev. Zach Szmara, the founder of one of the first immigration legal clinics within a church building, about sanctuary, immigration law, and cross-cultural ministry at home. Rev. Szmara is the Lead Pastor of The Bridge in Logansport, Indiana, a congregation within The Wesleyan Church. He is the National Director of Immigrant Connection – a growing

Coming Face to Face with Jesus by Kim Reisman

Kim Reisman June 26, 2017

Jesus wasn’t about hanging out on the “healthy” side of the river, the side of the “haves.”

Nothing Sacred: Sacrilege In The Public Square by Elizabeth Glass Turner

elizabeth.turner June 22, 2017

It’s happened again and again. Do they give out “Webby Awards” for“Best Social Networking Campaign Aimed at Disenfranchised Young Men Searching for Meaning and Manhood in a Post-Religious Context”? In the 90’s, radicalization looked like bored, angry, white, oddball suburban teenagers shooting up their classmates as they latched onto whatever Nihilistic philosophy made sense of their bullied, middle-class ennui. Now

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