Category Archives: Discipleship

John Wesley’s Prayer for Tuesday Morning

Wesley’s written prayer for families for Tuesday Morning. John wrote morning and evening prayers for families, I am offering paraphrases to my Family Ministry class. Good morning our great and mighty King, the owner of heaven and earth. All the … Continue reading →

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John Wesley’s Monday Evening Prayer For Families

This past week I began my Family ministry class. One of my personal projects for this semester is to write a paraphrase of John Wesley’s written prayers for families. John actually wrote fourteen prayers for each morning and each evening … Continue reading →

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Economic Wisdom and Human Flourishing

I just got back from the retreat sponsored by the Oikonomia network. In addition to my earlier post, I joined a number of school faculty in a marvelous discussion on faith and economics. We heard a solid overview around the … Continue reading →

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Theology of Entrepreneurship?

Just how often do we pay close attention to workplace, the world of business, the arena of economics, as a place for theological reflection and intentional discipleship? Over the last few years I have begun wrestling with the workplace as … Continue reading →

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Social Media as Theological Education

Must Theological Education embrace social media? What difference will it make in not just promoting the seminary but communicating, even educating, constituents? Looks like technology, theology, and education have found a new intersection for everyone. Kevin Lum, Executive Vice President … Continue reading →

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Twittiquette? or an Educational Strategy for Tweets?

It was bound to happen, the increase in Twitter feeds has sparked a number of blog sites on twitter etiquette… er, is that Twittiquette? Brittany Fitzgerald’s recent article on the Huffington Post is just the most recent example, titled “What Not … Continue reading →

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Editing as Discipleship

Just received word that I am now a member of two editorial boards. The first appointment came as a surprise this past summer when invited to serve on the journal Theological Education, a journal sponsored by the Association of Theological Schools, … Continue reading →

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