Category: Wesleyan Accent Blog
Living with Gracious Conviction by Elizabeth Glass Turner
February 14, 2020
These habits will help form a posture of communicating – of living – with gracious conviction. Most of them rely on humility in action; they show and shape perspective at the same time. They are habits learned as we follow Jesus around as his apprentices. They don’t always come easily; as we learn, we still fall short. But this is the Jesus way. We can’t do less – and by God’s grace, it will become easier.
Blessed in Any Season: God’s Sustaining Word by Edgar Bazan
February 11, 2020
The Psalmist says that a person who builds his or her life on the Word of God is like a tree planted by streams of water, which basically means that their lives are deeply rooted and healthy. Their lives are nourished, marked by lasting stability and fruitfulness.
When Change Is Uninvited: Leading through Uncertainty by Priscilla Hammond
February 6, 2020
Chaotic change is an uninvited guest. Like an unplanned extra person at an already too-small table, everything seems forced. Decisions have to be made before their time. People have to make room, take on new roles, or change habits even while leading.
Your Brother’s Keeper, Sister’s Keeper: Intercessory Prayer by Shalom Liddick
February 1, 2020
When you make resolutions about your life , remember: you are your brother’s keeper; you are your sister’s keeper. You’re a watchman. And where God has placed you, God has placed you on purpose. Watchmen stand in the middle to communicate, to see, to defend. An intercessor stands in the middle on behalf of somebody else.
Reaction in Relationships: The Power to Forgive by Andrew Thompson
January 30, 2020
We don’t seem to know how to choose love rather than reaction. Forgiveness is the very rhythm of redemption – our redemption and the redemption of all our relationships.
What Is A Wesleyan Theology of Sanctification? by Elizabeth Glass Turner
January 23, 2020
Holiness must be derived from something holy in and of itself. Where God breaks in, there is holiness. We don’t strain and strive to become our version of holy – John Wesley tried that, it didn’t go well.
God’s Creativity in Crafting Goodness by Edgar Bazan
January 18, 2020
God is inviting each one of us to embrace our new life and worth in Jesus Christ and to embrace our appointment to do good, for we have been crafted for perfect goodness.
The Call to Graciousness by Ken Loyer
January 15, 2020
These references in Romans to love, to humble, faithful service, and to peaceful actions even toward our enemies indicate that the Christian calling is certainly a high one. Yet in the mystery of grace, this life of graciousness is the one that God has called us to live. Jesus reminds us that what is impossible for us is possible with God.
A Brand New Year: How to Leave Your Stuff Behind by Maxie Dunnam
January 1, 2020
What is some of the stuff you need to leave behind as you begin the new year? What can you drop off your weary, bending back to make your trek into the New Year a bit easier and far more meaningful?
Trading Your Resolutions for Jesus’ Questions by Cole Bodkin
December 31, 2019
“What if you do something different this New Year? Instead of setting goals for yourself with your own questions, what if you sit with Jesus’ questions, look at yourself long and hard in the mirror, and allow his questions to shape and guide you into this next year? What if you trade your resolutions for Jesus’ questions?”