Category: Wesleyan Accent Blog
Doctors & Dying: Caring for Caretakers by Elizabeth Glass-Turner
July 14, 2020
The loss of a typical progression of dying, the loss of chaplain bedside presence, these are also fatalities of this disease, impacting doctors daily.
Spirit-Filled Ministry: “I Forgot How Big” by Carolyn Moore
July 2, 2020
Whether you are worn out or burned out, you owe it to yourself and your sense of call to find a place of prayer, then shake the gates of heaven asking for the Holy Spirit to come and fill you, or fill you again.
Racism & Bias: We All Suffer by Edgar Bazan
June 29, 2020
Racism denies the image of God in humankind. It seeks to destroy God’s likeness in every person, both in those who invite and ignore racism, and in those who are the recipients of it, repudiating what God created and the way God created it.
Praying for Compassion Collisions by James Petticrew
June 22, 2020
God’s compassion needs to be experienced and expressed: experienced by us as his people and expressed to the people around us.
No Más Redes Vacías by Edgar Bazan
June 8, 2020
Amigos míos, la invitación de hoy es escuchar a Jesús y seguir sus instrucciones. No más redes vacías.
Biblical Posture in Public Life: Witness & Injustice
June 3, 2020
Peacemaking cannot be separated from truth-telling. It involves calling injustice by name.
“Overwhelmed”: How Our Pastors Are Coping with Pandemic
May 27, 2020
“I am anxious about what the church may look like in the next few months. I am constantly preoccupied and thinking about what we need to do. This often leads me to feel overwhelmed and inadequate, as I try to anticipate what we need to be doing next.”
A Prayer for Burning Grace: Protocols & Pentecost by Elizabeth Glass Turner
May 22, 2020
When the strain is greatest, let’s continue to forge ahead with creative resilience.
Fishing through the Disappointment of Empty Nets by Edgar Bazan
May 15, 2020
You and I have fished in those same waters, haven’t we? When we put everything into a marriage to make it wonderful, but in the end, our net came back empty. When we invested blood, sweat, and time into a job, but the company downsized and our net came back empty. Our moment of “fishing” happens when we are trying our best to make a living, raise a family, and do good. But just like the disciples, our nets come back empty.