Category: Wesleyan Accent
Otis McMillan ~ Christmas Living: Prayer, Preaching, and Possibility
December 16, 2015
As important as John the Baptist was at his time, his role remains vital today. Every child of God must be adequately prepared to share the message of Jesus.
Michael Smith ~ Zechariah’s Boy
December 14, 2015
It is as if the angel Gabriel gives the message to Zechariah that his son is going to do the very thing that he (and his generation) were not doing.
Omar Rikabi ~ My Muslim Problem
December 12, 2015
Christmas reminds us God is redeeming all our little human stories into his great divine story through Jesus Christ. This is the good news of the Gospel. The nature of Jesus’s incarnation—God becoming human to be in relationship with each of us—puts us face to face with real people with real stories. When we choose to distort, ignore, or not enter into another’s story, we deny the incarnation and change what is happening.
Pregnant with Possibility by Kelcy Steele
December 10, 2015
And you are pregnant with possibilities, eyes hath not seen nor have ear heard what God is getting ready to do through you.
And you can trust God to bring it to pass – as long as you don’t settle for less than his best.
Kevin Murriel ~ Why I Need Jesus: An Advent Reflection
December 7, 2015
As unpopular as it may seem the reality of Advent is that it doesn’t need to occur in the best of circumstances. In fact, Jesus was born in the midst of terrorism and heinous acts against human life.
Elizabeth Glass Turner ~ Nine Resources for a Meaningful Advent
December 5, 2015
So sit, rest, take comfort, be fed. It is the glorious season to receive all that you don’t have.
Tom Fuerst ~ The Real Problem with Once Saved, Always Saved
December 2, 2015
And the difference between those who knew Christ and those who did not was simply a matter, not of faith or confession or creed, but of fruit and character.
Timothy Tennent ~ Marriage, Human Sexuality, & the Body: The Meaning of Our Original Nakedness
November 30, 2015
The utilitarian vision sees the body of a man or woman as an object which can be assessed like a car. Is it bright, new, shiny and full of power, or not? Is your body thin or fat; does it conform to the shapes we admire or not; is your hair the right texture and color or not; are your teeth shiny and straight or not? In the covenantal vision, the mystery and glory is that we have bodies, and those bodies are beautiful to God because they are living sacraments in the world, an outward sign of an inward and spiritual grace, since all of the means of grace come through the physicality of the body.
Jeff Rudy ~ The King’s Speech
November 28, 2015
In a world of chaos, who’s in charge? Rev. Jeff Rudy offers a compelling word on Reign of Christ Sunday.
Andy Stoddard ~ From Projects to People: Serving with Christ’s Heart
November 23, 2015
We see Jesus teaching about what must happen, that he must suffer and die to save the people from their sins. His purpose is to teach us to love, to care, to serve, to forgive.