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Differently Abled In The Church: “Life Unworthy Of Life” & The Kingdom Of God by Elizabeth Glass Turner

elizabeth.turner August 23, 2017

What does your church do with people who are differently abled, disabled, mentally handicapped, handicapped, or crippled? (All of those terms have been used in my thirty-odd trips around the sun.) Do you have someone in your church who comes in a wheelchair? Do you have training for teachers and nursery workers, preschool workers and children’s ministers on how to engage kids

Inseparable by Jeff Rudy

Jeff Rudy August 19, 2017

Friends, there is nothing that can separate you from the love of God. You have never been and you will never be unloved.

Shouldering Your Cross by Kim Reisman

Kim Reisman August 16, 2017

I will do whatever it takes so that God can work in me and through me.

To a God as Close as Your Breath: A Brief Primer on Meditation by Justin Gentry

Justin Gentry August 16, 2017

Meditation is a treasured practice in Christian history but it is also a much-needed spiritual practice in my life.

Charlottesville: Do They Really Not See? by Elizabeth Glass Turner

elizabeth.turner August 14, 2017

Today is the day after. The day after a young black man got beat up in a parking garage, the scene caught by a quick photojournalist (I can’t imagine how sore he is). The day after a stunned mom learned from reporters that her son had been arrested for plowing his car into a crowd of pedestrians (she was in complete shock).

Learning to Suffer with Christ by Kim Reisman

Kim Reisman August 14, 2017

Embracing the pain of the crucifixion in order to experience the power of the resurrection involves right living, not easy living.

Letting God Continue Your Education by Edgar Bazan

Edgar Bazan August 10, 2017

When we think about the story of Creation in the Christian faith, we typically do it within the context of Genesis, the story of the past and how things came to be. One may think this creating process was settled at the beginning of time, and that God transitioned from being an entrepreneur to a manager, or worse, a mere aloof supervisor. However, if we pay close

Facing the Pain of Passionate Faith by Kim Reisman

Kim Reisman August 9, 2017

Jesus was full of passion, which makes following in the Jesus way a passionate endeavor.

When You See A Turtle On A Fencepost by Carolyn Moore

Carolyn Moore August 9, 2017

Everybody goes through seasons of spiritual “stuckness,” days or weeks or sometimes even months when you just can’t seem to get out of your spiritual bad mood. If you’ve had that experience or are there now, you’re not alone. This is a normal part of the spiritual journey. It is not a sign of weakness; to the contrary, it may well

Essential Practices for Personally Making Disciples (Part I) by Paulo Lopes

Paulo Lopes August 7, 2017

You and I are called to be personally engaged in making disciples of Jesus Christ.

Doubt’s Big Bang by Talbot Davis

Talbot Davis September 6, 2014

I have known for several years that on some level behavior precedes doubt.
In other words, we don’t arrive at our shadow of doubt by objective analysis of relevant facts; instead, most of us begin to act a certain way and then circle back around and develop some doubts to substantiate that behavior.
We don’t think our way

When Leaders Need To Be Led by Elizabeth Glass Turner

elizabeth.turner September 3, 2014

It took a while to realize what I was missing. It does sometimes. It took sitting in a pew to allow the revelation to dawn on me. Everyone needs to be led sometimes: especially leaders. I loved pronouncing the opening line of the call to worship; I loved welcoming the faithful and the not-so-faithful to the communion table; I loved

Intoxicated: The Power Of The Holy Spirit by Bryan Collier

Bryan Collier August 30, 2014

We’ve started a sermon series entitled Intoxicated. The word comes from a misunderstanding about what was happening in the lives of the disciples when the Holy Spirit fell on them. It was such an inexplicable experience that those who were seeing the effects accused them of being drunk! But something else was going on. Jesus has promised them the Holy Spirit

Why I Love Being Wesleyan by Elizabeth Glass Turner

elizabeth.turner August 29, 2014

When I first arrived at seminary, I was astonished at the number of Wesleyans I met. Wesleyans everywhere! Having grown up in the small but active Wesleyan denomination, I was gratified to see it represented so fully. Then, about a week into the semester, I began to realize something – all the Wesleyans I was meeting were Wesleyan, not Wesleyan.

From One Degree Of Glory by Kim Reisman

Kim Reisman August 28, 2014

The painting Reflections, celebrates the awesome process of changing into who we are and whose we are, God’s children, made in his image. God finds such delight in this process, especially when we reflect and acknowledge his grace within the journey.

I Wish More Arminians Were More Like Calvinists by Jerry Walls

Jerry Walls August 27, 2014

In short, we need more Arminians with an edge. These are Arminians who understand that the claims of Calvinism and Arminianism are mutually exclusive, and they cannot both be right. They understand that there are important issues at stake and that there are large practical implications. Not the least of these is the very character and love of God. Does

Leaving A Legacy by Michael Coyner

Michael Coyner August 25, 2014

David understood the important of leaving a legacy. He understood that each generation should stockpile resources for the next generation. He accepted that his own failures and inadequacies would prevent him from accomplishing everything he wanted to do during his own lifetime, but he used that fact as a motivation for the future success of those who would come after

A Sermon For Pastors

Carolyn Moore August 23, 2014

Do you mind if we drive around a bit in the Word? I’d like to show pastors some points of interest that have changed the way I understand ministry. If you need to set your GPS, I’ll tell you that we’re going to start in 2 Timothy where we’ll pick up a three-letter key. Then we’ll stop in Luke 9

The Big Ask by John Meunier

John Meunier August 18, 2014

In the church, we often are so soft about what we are doing that we can’t speak to people about concrete objectives and goals. We can’t even tell whether we are doing well because we don’t know what doing well looks like. And, my son observed, we often seem more concerned about everyone liking us than speaking what we believe.

Person writing 'Done' on pink paper with a blue marker for evangelism success.

So Let It Be Written, So Let It Be Done by Joy Moore

Joy Moore August 11, 2014

The challenge for the disciples was to be the bridge for someone else to experience justice. When Jesus called the disciples, he didn’t send them out in search of instant conversions. He gave them an example of living before telling. Doing before speaking. Go. Make. Baptize. And teach. This is one way in which Jesus was the incarnation of God.

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