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Thomas Merton Ways of Meditation

Invitation for Spiritual Direction Spiritual Direction is a kind of Spiritual Mentorship. It is a long-standing practice in the church to engage Spiritual Directors to help them grow in their faith and spiritual life. If you are struggling with your faith or want to grow deeper in your spiritual walk, Spiritual Direction may be for …

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Francis de Sales: One True Devotion             This devotion challenges the reader to a deeper understanding of what exactly devotion is. De Sales points out that one can be deceived into thinking that their acts of charity – good works of any kind – are in fact devotion. But as he points out, one can …

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The death of John the Baptist is very sad, but it is an important story that must be told. Mark 6:14-2

Mark 5:21-43 we encounter a little girl who is sick unto death and a woman who has had a bleeding issue for 12 years. Both have unexpected encounters with the Rabbi!

Mark 5:1-20 brings Jesus and the disciples to the Decapolis after a furious storm. Encountering a demon-possessed man, Jesus does something highly unusual.

We continue with more parables and discussing the nature of the Kingdom of God. We also see how Jesus deals with a demonic storm that came his way.

This week, our study of the Gospel of Mark brings us to the selection of Jesus' 12 closest students. We will discuss the difference between a disciple and an apostle. Also, we have some more parables about a divided kingdom and an unforgivable sin.

Rules, rules, and more rules. Humans love to make many rules, adding to the moral codes God provides us. Why do we, as humans, do this! Mark 2:23-3:6 gives some insight into this legalism.

This week, we dive into Mark 2:13-22. Levi is called to be a disciple, and we look at parables of unshrunk cloth and new wineskins. What's that all about?

The Gospel of Mark with touching an untouchable man and healing the body and the Spirit.

The Kingdom of God has been revealed, but now it is time for the Kingdom of God to be demonstrated. This week, we look at Mark 1:21-34.

This week we look at Mark 1:9-20. Several important themes are developing including a major theme - The Kingdom of God.

We begin our new series focusing on the Gospel of Mark. This video will introduce us to Mark and his gospel. We will also begin our study with Mark 1:1-8.

We finish our Walking in the Word series by looking at John's Gospel. Through the seven signs and the seven "I AM" statements, John is making a definitive case for the deity of Jesus. Finishing the video, we will take a verse-by-verse exegesis of John 1:1-18.

Here is a sermon I gave on the Seals, Bowls, and Trumpets in Revelation. I have several charts in the sermon, so if you would like a copy of those charts, send me an email at: wanderingwesleyan@hotmail.com

The Apostle John has a unique and intimate perspective on Jesus and the Christian faith. He was a friend of Jesus but also had much to say to the churches in Ephesus and Galatia (the seven churches in Revelation).

We begin our discussion of the non-Pauline Epistles: James, Jude, 1 Peter, 2 Peter, and Hebrews. We will save John's letters for next week. These letters expand the Christian Faith, and those under persecution are comforted.

This week, we continue our look at the Apostle Paul with a sermon I presented in 2020 during the Pandemic. Covering Ephesians 1:1-14, I will take a deep dive into the theme of Election and Predestination from a Wesleyan perspective. I hold to a doctrine called Provisionism - that all humans are given the gift of salvation. Some take that gift, and many reject that gift.

This week, we will examine the letters of the Apostle Paul. Paul's letters are critical to the Christian Faith as they add commentary to the Gospels.

Continuing Dr. Luke's writings, we look at the Book of Acts. This is the story of what happened after Jesus ascended to the Father. The first 12 chapters focus on the activities in Jerusalem, while chapters 13 - 28 focus on the rest of the world.

This week, we look at the writings of Dr. Luke. Who was this guy, and why did he write his gospel and the book of Acts? How does his Gospel differ from the other three? Enjoy our exploration of this vital contributor to the New Testament.

We start our look at the Gospels with Mark and Matthew. Mark seems to have been a source document of Matthew and Luke. He has short, action-packed narratives that move Jesus from Galilee to Jerusalem. Matthew is a very Jewish Gospel highlighting the themes with which first-century Jews would resonate.