Category: Wesleyan Accent Blog
Leading Generously: Setting Up a Team for Success by Andy Stoddard
January 25, 2021
One of the most illuminating things I ever heard about leading generously involved Johnny Carson. For most of my childhood…
Connecting in the Cloud of Witnesses
January 22, 2021
Churches around the world honor the “cloud of witnesses” who have gone before us – all those people who shaped,…
Review: Dr. Rob Haynes Explores “Renew Your Wesleyan DNA”
January 19, 2021
What makes a Methodist a “Methodist”? This is an increasingly important question in the age of the rise of secularism,…
Epiphany: A Kaleidoscope of Mercy
January 6, 2021
We have traveled (less this year than others) through the days of Christmas feasting, arriving like the Magi at Epiphany….
Make a Path for God’s Comfort to Arrive by Jackson Lashier
December 16, 2020
“Comfort, comfort my people, says your God. Speak tenderly to Jerusalem, and proclaim to her that her hard service has…
Words Destroy or Hallow
December 3, 2020
“Let’s put him on blast!” I hadn’t heard the phrase before, but I instantly knew what it meant: whatever the…
In Peace: An Advent Benediction by Suzanne Nicholson
December 2, 2020
Go in peace,Remembering that the Christ who was King and is King and will forever be KingWas born not to…
Vicarious Faith in Community by Brian Yeich
November 23, 2020
A few years ago, I ran into a friend who was going through some tough family times. I asked him…
Subversion: Christ the King Sunday by James Petticrew
November 22, 2020
Perhaps this is the real significance of Christ the King Sunday. It is an opportunity to look at what has been ruling over us in every aspect of our lives. It is an opportunity to dethrone the Caesars of today, allowing Christ the King to reign in their stead.
Strength in Ephesians: The Body, the Armor, the Power by Suzanne Nicholson
November 9, 2020
If you’ve been part of a marching band, you know how intricate the planning is for halftime. I spent the…