Category: Wesleyan Accent Blog
Centering Prayer: A Conversation with Dr. Brian Russell
January 19, 2022
Dr. Brian Russell is the author of Centering Prayer: Sitting Quietly in God’s Presence Can Change Your Life, a uniquely…
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
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
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…
Ministry Grief, Loss, Compassion Fatigue: A Conversation
October 6, 2021
We’re pleased to share this recorded conversation created as a resource from The Wesleyan Church Department of Education and Clergy…
A Pastoral Posture toward Social Media
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
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…