Greetings, WesleyNexus Colleagues: On May 1, Social media was ignited by the long expected announcement that the Global Methodist Church officially launched their new denomination, splitting off from the United Methodist Church. As UM News asked in the linked … Continued
Dear WesleyNexus-Colleagues, The spiritual life is indeed a life of struggle; but it is also a life of well grounded hope. Hope is grounded in freedom, and freedom is grounded in all the high purposes and powers of spirit, … Continued
Greetings, WesleyNexus Colleagues: February, 2022 is the 16th year since the first Evolution Weekend. Initiated as part of the Clergy Letter Project, this event encourages people of faith from across the religious and philosophical spectrum to schedule events engaging … Continued
Greetings, WesleyNexus Colleagues: Happy new year! As I write those words, I am reminded of Ecclesiastes 1:9, “…there is nothing new under the sun.” We find ourselves again dealing with the scourge of another spike in COVID. I confess … Continued
Greetings WesleyNexus Colleagues: For a week or so, and into December, we all have been sending and receiving good wishes of gratitude and sharing our blessings in this season of giving. That is entirely appropriate since most of us take … Continued
Dear WesleyNexus-Colleagues, The most exciting phrase to hear in science, the one that heralds new discoveries, is not ‘Eureka!’ but ‘That’s funny”… (attributed to Isaac Asimov). As is done every year at this time, the world was informed of the … Continued
Dear WesleyNexus, Colleagues, The human mind. Values. Relationships. And what it all has to do with ultimacy and our Creating God… This month’s issue of the WesleyNexus newsletter couldn’t be more timely. As I write, the gubernatorial race in my … Continued
Dear WesleyNexus Colleagues, Educators, like me, and educational organizations, like WesleyNexus, mark time with the beginning of the new academic year. Meteorological seasons don’t matter nearly as much as pedagogical ones. As every teacher knows, there is renewed energy and … Continued
Dear WesleyNexus Colleagues, One of the features of the Wesleyan tradition is the affirmation of personal experience as a foundation for Christian faith. The Wesleyan Quadrilateral includes experience along with scripture, tradition and reason as one of the spiritual sources … Continued
Dear WesleyNexus Colleagues, This month, we returned to the yearly celebration of the signing of the Declaration of Independence which proclaims that “all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among … Continued