Wesleyan Accent
Kimberly Reisman ~ The Sacred Right of Refusal
April 7, 2014
When I recall Abdul Rahman, I recall the magnificent love offered in Jesus Christ – a love that comes to us freely and waits for our response without pressure or manipulation; a love that respects our sacred right of refusal; a love that Abdul Rahman was willing to die for. And that’s a love worth sharing.
Maxie Dunnam ~ Public Confession and Repentance
April 2, 2014
Thank God for pastors and lay leaders who recognized that history is important, and when unrecognized and unconfessed, sin poisons the body. We don’t keep secrets, our secrets keep us.
Philip Tallon ~ Taking the Trinity to Youth Ministry*
March 31, 2014
The Trinity is, in my experience, the ultimate collector’s plate. A gilded, limited edition Charles and Diana Wedding commemorative. Purely for admiring. Never for serious use … This is a problem … Because we love what we use. Can we really love the beauty of the Trinity if we never talk about it?
Carolyn Moore ~ From John to Jesus
March 29, 2014
The road that leads into the Kingdom of Heaven runs through fire and axes and water. That road invites us to separate the Kingdom of Self from the Kingdom of God – to let go of things that have no Kingdom value and clear a road for Jesus to come in.
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.