Category: Wesleyan Accent
Bishop Bill McAlilly ~ Growing Deeply
January 4, 2014
How shall we struggle to identify what keeps us rooted and grounded in our shared covenant even when we are not in agreement? How shall we “hang in there” with each other – not in spite of, but because of our different views? We share deep roots. Our Wesleyan heritage is rich and grounds us deeply in the love of God and love of neighbor. We share deep roots and from what I’ve noticed over the last fifteen months, our branches spread wide.
Kimberly Reisman ~ In the Flesh
December 18, 2013
An intriguing commonality between those who follow the Jesus way and non believers is a general distaste for evangelism. Certainly this dislike doesn’t apply to everyone, believer or not; nor does it stem from an accurate understanding of what evangelism is all about. But the dislike is there…The negative image of the televangelist looms large in all our consciences.
Ellsworth Kalas ~ Singing all the Wesleyan Way
December 16, 2013
The first verse of “Hark! the Herald Angels Sing” is an invitation to join the angels who announced Christ’s birth. In fact, Wesley wants all nations to rise and “join the triumph of the skies” in the tumultuous news, “Christ is born in Bethlehem!” Notice the exclamation point. Wesley was inclined that way. It’s hard to end all your sentences with periods when your soul is on the rise.
Philip Tallon ~ Emerge from the Waters of Your Baptism: Investing in Confirmation
December 11, 2013
There aren’t many times in the life of the church where people sit down and say, “Please teach me doctrine.” As a theology nerd, I wish it would happen more. But it just doesn’t happen that much.
Matt Sigler ~ “Lo! He Comes with Clouds, Descending” An Appeal for Advent
December 9, 2013
Advent is primarily about looking through the baby in the manger to see Christ the King coming on the clouds in glory. The problem for Methodists is that, for decades, we did not have a single hymn in the Methodist hymnal that explicitly referenced the Lord’s physical return.
Thomas Fuerst ~ Jesus’ Family Tree
December 7, 2013
When I was in 8th grade, my family lived for a bit in some low income apartments. The apartment complex was formed in a square with a decent sized courtyard in the middle. In the courtyard was where all the dramatic action was – this is where kids got in fistfights with each other, where drug deals happened after dark, and where about once a week there would be a screaming match between two random people. Sometimes it would be spouses, sometimes neighbors, sometimes just two drunk people who had nothing better to do.
Maxie Dunnam ~ Be of Sin the Double Cure
December 2, 2013
Familiarity sometimes breeds dullness. It’s true in the whole of life; it is especially true in the way we hear…
Andrew C. Thompson ~ John Wesley: Theological Mentor
November 27, 2013
How should we “read” John Wesley? And why is he important for people today? These are important questions for Methodists,…
Maxie Dunnam ~ Deliverance through Thanksgiving
November 23, 2013
One of our big failures as Christians is our continual refusal to discipline ourselves in living with the word of…
Christianity with a Wesleyan Accent: Wesleyan Doctrine by Kevin Watson
November 20, 2013
Though Wesleyans are most committed to offering Christ, not to being distinct from other Christian traditions, there are differences in…