At our church, we’re spending time in the book of Nehemiah and learning how it is that amazing things happen. So far, we’ve explored…
Centering Prayer: A Conversation with Dr. Brian Russell
Dr. Brian Russell is the author of Centering Prayer: Sitting Quietly in God's Presence Can Change Your Life, a uniquely rich resource for spiritual…
Quietly Anchored by Advent
Some things you only discover over the long course of years. This frustrates an economy of optimization, hyper-fixated on immediate improvement and benefit. Wisdom…
Waiting and Working for Peace
My wife and I currently live in Switzerland, very close to the French border, so we regularly travel between the two countries. Despite French…
Schrödinger’s Cat: Uncertainty & the Life of the Soul
The biopsy was on Wednesday. The results would not arrive until Friday. In the meantime, I existed in a space where I could be…
Billy Abraham: Eulogies, Laughter, Loyal Opposition
Note from the Editor: The sudden news of Dr. William Abraham’s death sent Methodists around the globe reeling. Immediately, a flood a tributes began…
Glory, Suffering, and Sacred Space
Many traditions and cultures in and through which the Church has found its liveliness - growing tree-like in different climates and biomes - celebrate…
Ministry Grief, Loss, Compassion Fatigue: A Conversation
We're pleased to share this recorded conversation created as a resource from The Wesleyan Church Department of Education and Clergy Development. Although this was…
A Pastoral Posture toward Social Media
My undergraduate degree is in chemistry. My desire was to be a doctor, but the Lord had other plans. I’ve sometimes wondered, “Lord, if…
Unwanted Holiness
As the United States screeches with discord and distrust, the people in pulpits and in pews are exhausted. Some had loved ones piloting evacuation…