Fred Rogers was an ordained Presbyterian pastor, but I believe that actually he was a Methodist deep down inside. Why do I say that? I don’t know anyone who more fully lived out the concept of “prevenient grace.”
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Andy Stoddard ~ Simple Gifts
“But then he takes that sweet gift to Jesus, knowing that there is no way it can help, but at least it’s something.”
Andy Stoddard ~ From the Storm to the Shipwreck
“You are not yet who you will be.
You are still on a journey. Your trip is not complete. There is work left to do in your life. There is work that God still has to do with you and through you. As long as you are still breathing and living, God is still at work on you.”
Andy Stoddard ~ The Gift of Brokenness
We can’t run
from this. No matter how powerful, wealthy, famous, or holy we are, we are ashes. No matter how great of an influencer on social media we are, we are
ashes. No matter how big a church we are part of, we are ashes. We are ashes. We are broken. We are sinful.
This realization of brokenness is one of the greatest gifts we can ever receive.
Andy Stoddard ~ Is God Our First Look?
It can be frustrating to do right. It can be hard to be faithful and to follow God, especially when you see so many…
Andy Stoddard ~ Preaching for the Long Haul: How to Find Your Voice
My first appointment out of seminary was the hardest appointment that I’ve ever had. It wasn’t because the people were hard to pastor: they…
Andy Stoddard ~ The Limits of Leadership: Integrity and Incarnation
Note from the Editor: This week at Wesleyan Accent, as we scan, with grief, ongoing news from seeker-sensitive Protestant megachurches and Roman Catholic dioceses,…
Andy Stoddard ~ Receiving the Value of Sabbaticals
I’m at just about the halfway point of renewal leave (i.e. Sabbatical). I took my first church job in 1997, and ever since then,…
Andy Stoddard ~ To Observe a Holy Lent
We fast to clear away the noise and the pain and the hurt. We fast to tune our hearts to his grace. We fast, even in the midst of our pain and brokenness, not to be torn down.
No, we fast to be built up. To be reminded of what matters and where life is found. We fast so that our ears can properly hear that voice of God, calling out to us.
Andy Stoddard ~ The Limits of Leadership: Integrity and Incarnation
Through that grace, we love God fully and love our neighbor fully. That’s the purpose of all our salvation, and in the end, our ministry.