Category: Wesleyan Accent Blog
Elizabeth Glass Turner ~ The Pastor’s Almanac: A News Rundown for Tired Reverends
January 29, 2018
While the calendar reads January 29th, it can feel like a year’s worth of news and activity has already taken place.
Otis T. McMillan ~ When You’re Tired, Afraid, and Uncertain
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.
Edgar Bazan ~ The Trinity and the Mission of God
January 24, 2018
The ministry of the church – the mission that God has given to the church – is meant to be a continuation of the “ministry of the Son, to the Father, through the Holy Spirit, for the sake of the church and world.”
Michelle Bauer ~ Waiting for a New Song
January 22, 2018
Close your eyes and imagine God turning towards you. What do you see? What might God see?
Kevin Murriel ~ Pressing through the Pain
January 21, 2018
Note: Today as we reflect on Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr, and the state of our church and our nation…
Tom Fuerst ~ Life Along the Way: Healing, Suffering, and the Kingdom of God
January 20, 2018
In so far as our lives are built around avoiding other people’s pain, we will not see miracles.
Cole Bodkin ~ How the Questions of Jesus Can Shape Your Year: What You Love
January 18, 2018
Peter has been around long enough to know what it means to love Jesus. It involves abiding in, remaining in his love.
Suzanne Nicholson ~ Leaders in the Bible (Who Happen to Be Women) Part II
January 17, 2018
We need to regularly preach these stories (and others) to remind our congregations that the most important qualification for leading God’s people is not a Y-chromosome, but a faithful heart.
Wesleyan Accent ~ In Their Words: When Pastors Face Prejudice
January 15, 2018
If we could love ourselves with compassion and have self-awareness of our needs and suffering, we would be able to relate to others and treat them in the way we would like to be treated.
Cole Bodkin ~ How the Questions of Jesus Can Shape Your Year: Who You Are
January 11, 2018
A single question has the ability to stop you dead in your tracks, pierce your heart, or propel you towards uncharted territory.