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In Their Words: How Pastors Pray for Their Children (And Raise Them In The Church)

Wesleyan Accent August 25, 2016

A Note From The Editor: Recently Wesleyan Accent posed a couple of questions to pastors and their spouses about how they pray for their children while in ministry, and how they choose to shape their kids’ experience of vocational ministry. Here are their responses. Elizabeth Glass Turner Wesleyan Accent: What are some ways you prayed for your children while

The Enemy Who Was Not An Enemy by Carrie Carter

Carrie Carter August 24, 2016

Right before I turned 14, my narrow little view of the world was rocked. The U.S. had just declared war on Iraq. I wasn’t so afraid of a war on the other side of the world as I was of the implications of this war. “Armageddon,” “World War III, “and “Christ’s return,” were just a few of the words swirling

Neighbors in the Middle East

Wesleyan Accent August 22, 2016

One month ago, an American couple herded three children into a men’s room in the Istanbul, Turkey airport. The wife visibly pregnant, they settled in for the night and texted to family members in the U.S., letting them know that their flight was being delayed indefinitely – keeping some of the details to themselves. All night the parents kept vigil

Praying Past Politeness by Michelle Bauer

Michelle Bauer August 20, 2016

I’m going to call Martha’s the honest approach. She doesn’t stand back and say things like, “Well you must have needed another angel.” Or “It must have been your will.” She looks him right in the eye and tells him exactly what she is thinking. “You let me down. You did not do what I asked you to do. You

Scattered by Kimberly Reisman

Kim Reisman August 17, 2016

let’s look closer at the story of Babel. The first thing we learn is that there was only one language and one people – “now the whole earth had one language and the same words” – that ought to be a red flag for us. It ought to alert us that something isn’t right.

Time During The Year by Elizabeth Glass Turner

elizabeth.turner August 17, 2016

It is a season to weed and to water and to pluck from the vine. We are in the midst of Ordinary Time on the liturgical calendar – between Pentecost and Advent, “ordinary” sounds mundane. But if it is mundane, it can also be the beautiful kind of mundane, like a long-married couple sharing their morning coffee or a gardener

The Walk to School by Justus Hunter

Justus Hunter August 15, 2016

When I walk him to school, and remember the proper procedure, I ask him to teach me their prayers. It changes frequently, alighting upon virtues and visions, my wife’s butterfly spirituality passing down to our son. As he teaches me their prayer, a common refrain rolls across his lips, “Lord, help me be bold and courageous.”

Going Global in the Local Church by Kimberly Reisman

World Methodist Evangelism August 15, 2016

This congregation has a fresh, invigorated vision of proclaiming God’s Kingdom in their hometown and around the world (including an appreciation for four-legged outreach).

Old Ship of Zion: AME Zion General Conference Address by Kelcy Steele

Kelcy Steele August 11, 2016

I’m proud to declare that the African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church is my church. It’s my church of birth, it’s my church of choice, and it’s the church I love. It is known by many as “The Freedom Church,” and this I do not take lightly. Yet, while no church can ever claim to be perfect, the church must at

Don’t Say It Unless You Mean It by James Petticrew

James Petticrew August 8, 2016

I love that concept, that whenever we pray, “your kingdom come, your will be done on earth as it is in heaven,” we are committing ourselves as Christ followers and churches to fashioning foretastes of the world to come in the here and now.

Love In Pen & Ink: The Weight Of Words by Carrie Carter

Carrie Carter July 16, 2015

Recently, I’ve somewhat been on a purging binge (note that I love a good oxymoron) and going through the many boxes I have in storage labeled with the words, “Carrie’s Mementos.” I hate to admit that I was on a fast track to be featured on a cable show about people who collect a lot of stuff and I’m pretty sure

The Gospel According To Some Really Good Artists: Seeing The Unseen God by Philip Tallon

Philip Tallon July 15, 2015

John of Damascus grounds the making of image in the incarnation (the “taking on flesh”) of Jesus Christ, who “married” heaven and earth through the union of God and man. If the God-Man Jesus is the “express image” of God, as Hebrews 1:3 says, then the artist is free to express himself creatively, using the material of the world to

The Prevailing Sin Of Evangelicals by Elizabeth Glass Turner

elizabeth.turner July 13, 2015

In the midst of an extraordinary amount of stone-throwing and name-calling from across the political and theological spectrum, the Church in North America has shuddered and shaken from its timbered ceiling (or its artfully exposed industrial lighting) to its hallowed stone foundation (or tiled coffee house floor). (Astute readers perhaps will have noticed the use of the capitalized word “church”

Simplicity: For Richer, For Poorer by Jeff Rudy

Jeff Rudy July 11, 2015

The redeemed, the serene, the peaceful ones who are reconciled with God will find our God-aimed identity not in what we buy, accumulate, save, or consume, but in how we give.

Grace Upon Grace by Andy Stoddard

Andy Stoddard July 9, 2015

Grace is not a one-time thing. God doesn’t just see our sins, forgive us one time, and then choose to be done with us forever. No, God constantly gives us grace. God gives us grace to forgive us, He gives us grace to empower us, He gives us grace to lead us. For us, and for the world, grace is

A Conversation About “Breaking The Color Barrier”: Interview with Kevin Murriel

kevin.murriel July 8, 2015

I contend that when people come together without anger and with love and “life together” as the end goal, churches will be healthier and people will find that they have more in common.

Pastors, Moral Failings, And The Thing Nobody Wants To Talk About by Tom Fuerst

Tom Fuerst July 6, 2015

The apostles don’t see themselves as CEOs or slaves to the church. They see themselves as fulfilling a specific duty for the church: the ministry of the word of God and prayer. Everything else was dropped from their plate. And not only did the church not look down on them or call them lazy for a desire to emphasize these

Live Free by Michelle Bauer

Michelle Bauer July 4, 2015

Through Christ, we have been set free. Think about what it means not just to be free but also to live in freedom. It is possible to be free but to still live as if you aren’t…

Whose Voice Are You Listening To? by Otis McMillan

Otis McMillan July 2, 2015

As this man did, you will discover that God’s Word will be fulfilled. Regardless of what others may offer, stay in tune to the words of Jesus. There may be delays, some disappointments, but the promises of God will come to pass. The key is, whose voice are you listening to?

Called To Be A Nimble Follower by Elizabeth Glass Turner

elizabeth.turner July 1, 2015

What does it take to be a nimble follower of Jesus Christ? Describing yourself as “nimble” (“quick,” “light,” “quick to comprehend”) may not be a trendy way to phrase a quality – I doubt I’ll see it on any t-shirts soon, unless it becomes a merchandised quote from a quirky show – but followers of Jesus Christ are called to be

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