Category: Wesleyan Accent
Maxie Dunnam ~ God Outwits Us
March 26, 2014
“God, You have outwitted me!” Isn’t that a delightful phrase?…What a testimony to the providence of God, the working of God’s grace in our lives.
Harley Scalf ~ Stop Inviting People to Church!
March 24, 2014
Stop inviting people to church! Stop it! Right Now!…Invite them, instead, to follow Jesus.
Kimberly Reisman ~ The Beautiful Gate
March 19, 2014
Why did they leave him at the gate? Why not take him all the way in? Did they not understand that he had spiritual needs as well?
Ellsworth Kalas ~ Wesleyan Songs for Lent
March 17, 2014
Wesley leads us to the heart of Lent and to the heart of every day of seeking the fullness of life in Christ: such a longing to please our Lord that we want the Holy Spirit to check us at the first sense of pride, wrong desire, or the wandering will — anything, that is, that might “quench the kindling fire.”
Tammie Grimm ~ Doing Discipleship by Being a Disciple
March 10, 2014
But discipleship in the Wesleyan spirit cannot and should not be compartmentalized to what a particular ministry of the church does. Discipleship is a way of living. It is as much about being a disciple of Jesus Christ as it is about doing the things of Jesus Christ.
Ken Loyer ~ Out of the Ashes, New Life
March 5, 2014
On Ash Wednesday, we recall through word and ritual, and even rejoice in, the fact that the Lord our God can bring new life out of the ashes of our brokenness.
Matt Sigler ~ Lent with a Wesleyan Accent
March 3, 2014
A celebration of Easter without a prior descent into the grave is dishonest and naïve, just as observing Lent without the uncompromising proclamation of the Resurrection is hopeless.
Elizabeth Glass-Turner ~ Folk Religion & Ford Pick-Ups: How a Missiological Approach can Transform Small-Town Ministry
February 24, 2014
In this age of Starbucksation, small local churches often feel they’re unable to offer anything of worth compared to large, shiny metropolitan churches pastored by impeccable grins; which is tragic, because both churches offer Jesus Christ; and that is the only thing of lasting worth that either church has, no matter what the insurers say.
Becoming My Prayers by Kimberly Reisman
February 19, 2014
I frequently lead workshops on prayer, which I always find kind of odd because I’ve never felt myself to be…
Ellsworth Kalas ~ Songs for Sinners
February 17, 2014
Charles Wesley wrote songs for sinners. For those who were lost in sin, his hymns promised salvation, and for those who had come to Christ they were hymns that celebrated the day when it happened… These hymns are as true as ever and it is only our spiritual and doctrinal naivete that keeps us from seeing it.