Category: Wesleyan Accent Blog
Quietly Anchored by Advent
December 6, 2021
Some things you only discover over the long course of years. This frustrates an economy of optimization, hyper-fixated on immediate…
Waiting and Working for Peace by James Petticrew
November 29, 2021
My wife and I currently live in Switzerland, very close to the French border, so we regularly travel between the…
Schrödinger’s Cat: Uncertainty & the Life of the Soul by Priscilla Hammond
November 11, 2021
The biopsy was on Wednesday. The results would not arrive until Friday. In the meantime, I existed in a space…
Billy Abraham: Eulogies, Laughter, Loyal Opposition
October 26, 2021
Note from the Editor: The sudden news of Dr. William Abraham’s death sent Methodists around the globe reeling. Immediately, a…
Glory, Suffering, and Sacred Space
October 18, 2021
Many traditions and cultures in and through which the Church has found its liveliness – growing tree-like in different climates…
A Pastoral Posture Toward Social Media by Andy Stoddard
September 13, 2021
My undergraduate degree is in chemistry. My desire was to be a doctor, but the Lord had other plans. I’ve…
Unwanted Holiness by Elizabeth Glass-Turner
September 6, 2021
As the United States screeches with discord and distrust, the people in pulpits and in pews are exhausted. Some had…
When There’s a Knock at the Door: Zacchaeus in Community
September 2, 2021
Knock knock. If it’s a joke, you know what to say: “Who’s there?” But knock knock means something different to…
Leading like Ananias: Prominence vs Significance in Pastoral Ministry by James Petticrew
July 19, 2021
“Prominence does not equal significance in the Kingdom of God.” I am not sure who said that first, but whenever…
Staring at the Sky: Living after the Ascension by Brian Yeich
July 16, 2021
I have always been fascinated by two particular verses in the first chapter of the book of Acts. In Acts…