This year for Advent, I’ve been drawn to the concept of waiting. I know that’s a normal Advent theme; in many ways, it is the…
Category: Accents of the Church
Finding Gratitude in Hardship
When life is rough, the temptation is to give up and go away, believing you are unlovable and done. Paul could have done that, but he didn’t. Don’t you do it either.
The Prayer God Always Answers
It might take time or unexpected detours, it may show up in disguise like a trick or treater at the door, but you will…
The Grief of Leaders: Solitary & Shared
When church leaders grieve, there is sometimes a spiritual reality that makes the grief of a pastor or priest slightly distinct from the grief…
Fight, Flight, Freeze: Holy Week Unraveled
We work so hard to keep Holy Week well-orchestrated: bulletins pristine, lilies in place, songs rehearsed. It’s an important celebration in the life of…
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[Her] Story: Wesleyan Holiness Women Clergy Celebrate Calling
From March 10-12 in Grapevine, Texas, Wesleyan Holiness Women Clergy hosted [Her] Story, an online and in-person gathering for women in ministry. The organization…
Why We Must Develop Habits of Deeper Discernment
The demands of our world make it abundantly clear that we urgently need Christians who cultivate habits of discernment. Discernment can be challenging to…
Overcoming Antagonism: What You Can Learn from Nehemiah
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…
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…