Category: Wesleyan Accent Blog
Bucking the System by Jeff Rudy
March 14, 2018
Why didn’t Jesus take up the sword? Why isn’t that the means by which to overcome evil? Walter Wink says something quite remarkable about Jesus’ point here: “Violent revolution fails because it is not revolutionary enough. It changes the rulers but not the rules, the ends but not the means.”
Dying Well by Faith Parry
March 12, 2018
The early Methodists were known as people who died well. They had grace and assurance of God’s love and forgiveness for them, so they did not fear death. Furthermore, Wesley made it a point to share the stories of those who died and went on to glory.
Why Pilgrimage Is Part Of Discipleship: Discovering Lindisfarne by Tammie Grimm
March 8, 2018
Northumbria. Nether Springs. Lindisfarne. Holy Island. For years I casually entertained the hopes I might visit the Northumbrian Community that…
Lent with a Wesleyan Accent by Matt Sigler
March 1, 2018
A celebration of Easter without a prior descent into the grave is dishonest and naïve, just as observing Lent without the uncompromising proclamation of the Resurrection is hopeless.
Learning to Love by Michelle Bauer
February 19, 2018
What damage can be done if people exercise their spiritual gifts without love?
Lent: There Is a River and There Is a City by Justus Hunter
February 15, 2018
Lent is a season of clarity. We already sit among the ashes. We already sit in cities made in our own image.
To Observe A Holy Lent by Andy Stoddard
February 12, 2018
As we prepare to enter into the season of Lent, there is always a call to fasting. That is one…
What to Do With #metoo by Jennifer Moxley
February 8, 2018
As the Church, it would be foolish to believe we have not participated or contributed in some way. We can confess the ways we have corporately and personally upheld this power dynamic, repent and seek to turn it upside down.
When You’re Tired, Afraid, and Uncertain by Otis T. McMillan
January 25, 2018
God, when we grow tired and weary, when we stumble and fall, lift our eyes to heaven and remind us to find our hope and strength in You.
Waiting for a New Song by Michelle Bauer
January 22, 2018
Close your eyes and imagine God turning towards you. What do you see? What might God see?