Every month many women must deal with a lack of supplies during their period. Many are unable to work or face embarrassing moments during this time. But, our friend Laura Harvey has sought to make a difference by donating feminine hygiene products to local food pantries.
Read MoreLove is God's Meaning
Discipleship as a Three-Legged Stool, Week 3
by Adam White
I was frozen and numb. I had just realized my mother stopped breathing in hospice care at Arlington Memorial Hospital. She had breathed her last breath without any pain, which was a blessing considering the past eight years of her life had been a slow mental and physical deterioration due to dementia.
Read MoreSpotlight: Pilgrimage
We are excited to share that the Missional Wisdom Foundation’s 2016 Pilgrimage to Iona, Scotland is currently underway.
Read MoreWhy Your Jesus is Everyone's Jesus
Discipleship as a Three-Legged Stool,
Week 2
by Adam White
f only the New Testament could be prefaced by:
*pastes in bible* This message is not just for you. This message is not just for your particular culture, ethnicity, race, or any other dividing line that keeps you from being in a relationship with other people; especially people who are different from you.
Read MoreFarewell to Elaine Heath
On Sunday evening, we had a "sending off" celebration in honor of our friend and one of our leaders, Dr. Elaine Heath. Elaine is entering a new chapter in her life and will be moving to North Carolina, where she has been named as the new Dean of Duke Divinity School.
Read MoreBalancing our Faith
Discipleship as a Three-Legged Stool, Week 1
by Adam White
When I was thirteen, I had to create a bridge out of balsa wood for a science class and test how much weight it could hold. As my dad and I were making the bridge I kept thinking how flimsy and weak the wood was. Thankfully, my dad is a structural engineer. Once we were done, the bridge held over 25 pounds! Our faith is similar to a well-built bridge: it requires careful precision and thoughtful detail.
Read MoreSpotlight: The Julian Way
On April 30th, Justin and Lisa Hancock’s emerging ministry, The Julian Way, held a gathering of twenty people who belong to and advocate for the disabled community. The purpose of the gathering was to listen, dream, and discuss the design of a universally accessible house, which the Hancocks and Missional Wisdom Foundation hope to build together.
Read Moreby Adam White
Adam is a former resident of the Dietrich Bonhoeffer House. He currently serves as a writer for Missional Wisdom Foundation and a minister at Grace UMC in East Dallas.
Finally I was alone with the whole house to myself.
Read MoreSpotlight: The Epworth Project
by Justin Hancock
Hello Dear Friends and Supporters of the Missional Wisdom Foundation,
I would like to take a moment of your time today and tell you about a very special annual event, The Epworth Service of Sending Forth. For the past several years the communities of the Epworth Project located around Dallas and in Waco have come together in May to honor and commemorate the events of the past year in Epworth.
What is the Most Important Thing?
by Andrea Lingle
“What is the most important thing?”
“That everyone feels included.”
That is the simple mantra around which I have built my parenthood.
