Wesley's economic ethics calls into question ideas about the nature of property ownership, the reasons for labor, and the purpose behind the accumulation of wealth. Wesley's challenge to us today is to respond to the economic problems surrounding us in creative and meaningful ways.
Wesley's economic ethics calls into question ideas about the nature of property ownership, the reasons for labor, and the purpose behind the accumulation of wealth. Wesley's challenge to us today is to respond to the economic problems surrounding us in creative and meaningful ways.
John Wesley saw that our ethical interactions with those around us are held accountable through constant attention in small groups such that we help each other maintain focus on works of piety and works of mercy. Our journey towards entire sanctification in some sense requires such works and so our focus on these endeavors cannot be lost.
John Wesley saw that our ethical interactions with those around us are held accountable through constant attention in small groups such that we help each other maintain focus on works of piety and works of mercy. Our journey towards entire sanctification in some sense requires such works and so our focus on these endeavors cannot be lost.
In John's baptism of Jesus, we see Jesus in his role as Messiah, acting on behalf of the collected people of God. This selfless act leads to Jesus being declared God's beloved. In our own journeys, moments of self realization often follow selfless acts. As we discover our own belovedness, we are constantly challenged to act on behalf of the other.
In John's baptism of Jesus, we see Jesus in his role as Messiah, acting on behalf of the collected people of God. This selfless act leads to Jesus being declared God's beloved. In our own journeys, moments of self realization often follow selfless acts. As we discover our own belovedness, we are constantly challenged to act on behalf of the other.
The journey of the Magi started long before they encountered Jesus and, unlike us, they celebrated his birth by offering gifts, not by accepting them. What gifts might we bring on a journey to encounter Jesus and how might we best present them to him?
The journey of the Magi started long before they encountered Jesus and, unlike us, they celebrated his birth by offering gifts, not by accepting them. What gifts might we bring on a journey to encounter Jesus and how might we best present them to him?
Simeon and Anna, after lifetimes of waiting, encounter Jesus as Messiah and the hope of the world. How do we encounter God through the person of Jesus and how can we work towards a life filled with such encounters each and every day?
Simeon and Anna, after lifetimes of waiting, encounter Jesus as Messiah and the hope of the world. How do we encounter God through the person of Jesus and how can we work towards a life filled with such encounters each and every day?
On this eve of Christmas, we look to the narrative of the birth of Jesus as our guide to bringing light into the world and driving away the darkness. Through this fragile and delicate story, we see how the task placed in our hands is always close to being broken and set aside. We look for meaning and purpose in the birth of Jesus and find it in the work passed to us this day.
On this eve of Christmas, we look to the narrative of the birth of Jesus as our guide to bringing light into the world and driving away the darkness. Through this fragile and delicate story, we see how the task placed in our hands is always close to being broken and set aside. We look for meaning and purpose in the birth of Jesus and find it in the work passed to us this day.
On the last Sunday of Advent we celebrate joyfully the announcement of Mary's pregnancy and look at how we might be people of joy today.
Join us on the third Sunday of Advent as we take a look at John the Baptists' testimony about who is coming after him.
Today we look at the opening of the Gospel of Mark and look to the coming of the Christ Child in John the baptizer's message of repentance.
Today we look at the opening of the Gospel of Mark and look to the coming of the Christ Child in John the baptizer's message of repentance.
We look at Jesus' parting words to the disciples and to us in the Gospel of Mark: Keep Awake. We examine what this means for us today and where we might hang our hope for tomorrow.
We look at Jesus' parting words to the disciples and to us in the Gospel of Mark: Keep Awake. We examine what this means for us today and where we might hang our hope for tomorrow.
For Christ the King Sunday we look at a text from Jeremiah and a text from Ephesians. We look at the new covenant God proposed, how Jesus fits in and what this means for us today.
For Christ the King Sunday we look at a text from Jeremiah and a text from Ephesians. We look at the new covenant God proposed, how Jesus fits in and what this means for us today.
Wesley understood that the Via Salutis (Way of Salvation) does not end with entire sanctification; it provides the bridge to eternal life. He saw that our lives here and now set the trajectory for eternity and that our task is to focus on the present moment. He wrote in a letter, "Your concern is with the present moment; your business is to live today ... It is true the full assurance of hope excludes all doubt of our final salvation; but it does not and cannot continue any longer than we walk c...
Wesley understood that the Via Salutis (Way of Salvation) does not end with entire sanctification; it provides the bridge to eternal life. He saw that our lives here and now set the trajectory for eternity and that our task is to focus on the present moment. He wrote in a letter, "Your concern is with the present moment; your business is to live today ... It is true the full assurance of hope excludes all doubt of our final salvation; but it does not and cannot continue any longer than we walk c...
We continue our exploration of the Wesleyan Via Salutis (Way of Salvation) with "The Scandal of Grace. 2. Christian Perfection." John Wesley wrote "A Plain Account of Christian Perfection" to encourage Christians to press ahead towards perfection (entire sanctification) as the human response to God's gift of sanctifying grace. What is "perfection" and can we actually achieve it?
We continue our exploration of the Wesleyan Via Salutis (Way of Salvation) with "The Scandal of Grace. 2. Christian Perfection." John Wesley wrote "A Plain Account of Christian Perfection" to encourage Christians to press ahead towards perfection (entire sanctification) as the human response to God's gift of sanctifying grace. What is "perfection" and can we actually achieve it?
Following the new birth, Wesley calls for us to embrace a second blessing, a gracious act of God that requires a human response in the form of evangelical repentance that deals with the very being of sin in the human heart. Wesley writes of works of piety and works of mercy as united in the church and spread to the wider society as our way of expressing gratitude to God and benevolence to those around us. In other words, we are live lives of "true religion" while anticipating the second blessing...
Following the new birth, Wesley calls for us to embrace a second blessing, a gracious act of God that requires a human response in the form of evangelical repentance that deals with the very being of sin in the human heart. Wesley writes of works of piety and works of mercy as united in the church and spread to the wider society as our way of expressing gratitude to God and benevolence to those around us. In other words, we are live lives of "true religion" while anticipating the second blessing...
John Wesley differentiated the "almost Christian" and the "altogether Christian" based on the whether or not a person's life was transformed such that they shed the love of God abroad in the world. He refused to make a God out of orthodoxy, orthoritus or orthopraxis, important as these are, and instead unity such that those of different opinions could nonetheless love alike.
John Wesley differentiated the "almost Christian" and the "altogether Christian" based on the whether or not a person's life was transformed such that they shed the love of God abroad in the world. He refused to make a God out of orthodoxy, orthoritus or orthopraxis, important as these are, and instead unity such that those of different opinions could nonetheless love alike.
In Wesley's Via Salutis (Way of Salvation) the New Birth has three major components: justification, regeneration and assurance. The Doctrine of Assurance, a Wesleyan distinctive, teaches that through a combination of the witness of one's own spirit and the witness of God's spirit with one's own spirit, a person of faith can be assured of their salvation.
In Wesley's Via Salutis (Way of Salvation) the New Birth has three major components: justification, regeneration and assurance. The Doctrine of Assurance, a Wesleyan distinctive, teaches that through a combination of the witness of one's own spirit and the witness of God's spirit with one's own spirit, a person of faith can be assured of their salvation.
