Posts tagged Wesley
A Common Story for the Church

A Common Story for the Church
The Wesleyan Quadrilateral, Week 4
by Adam White

Stories are important; they help inform us about who we are and where we are going.

Any good story will likely have dynamic characters, a strong plotline, interesting subplots, a visually captivating setting, and well crafted details. 

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Pursuing Justice

Pursuing Justice
The
Rule of Life, Week 14
By
Adam White

We will pursue peace with justice
     -From the
MWF Rule of Life

If you could live at anytime in history, when and where would it be? Who would you want to see? What would you do? Why?

As a once-student-of-history, these are the questions I still find time to dream about. Me? What period of time and location in history would I want to visit? Be careful asking that--this newsletter is supposed to be short!

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Showing Up

Showing Up
The Missional Community as a Means of Grace, Week 5
by
Adam White

We should never underestimate the power of showing up.

I serve at a local United Methodist Church in East Dallas and have the humble opportunity to lead different classes, studies, and programs. Every week there is a Wednesday Bible study where a group of around ten to twelve older adults come and engage in discussion around scripture.

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Words

Words
The Missional Community as a Means of Grace, Week 2
by Andrea Lingle

I am fascinated by words. Specifically names. If you have ever read a decent fantasy novel, you will have a firm grasp of how important names are. Names give you power over a thing. You should never tell anyone your true name, or they will have power over you. If you know a thing, you will know its name. Good stuff.

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