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Patience in the Season of Advent… and Beyond

by Suzanne Nicholson

 
 
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Patience in the Season of Advent… and Beyond
Suzanne Nicholson
Patience in the Season of Advent… and Beyond
Suzanne Nicholson
Suzanne Nicholson
The Second Coming: An Advent Meditation
Jason E. Vickers
The Second Coming: An Advent Meditation
Jason E. Vickers
Jason E. Vickers
Take Thou Authority: Apostolic Succession in the Wesleyan Tradition
James Mahoney
Take Thou Authority: Apostolic Succession in the Wesleyan Tradition
James Mahoney
James Mahoney
Beholding the Promise: Simeon, the Spirit, and the Mystery of Advent [Firebrand Big Read]
Mark Chironna
Beholding the Promise: Simeon, the Spirit, and the Mystery of Advent [Firebrand Big Read]
Mark Chironna
Mark Chironna
Repent and Prepare: The Ancient Wisdom of Advent
Tesia Mallory
Repent and Prepare: The Ancient Wisdom of Advent
Tesia Mallory
Tesia Mallory
To Be Evangelical and Catholic: A Longing of the Heart
Spencer Shaw
To Be Evangelical and Catholic: A Longing of the Heart
Spencer Shaw
Spencer Shaw
On Spiritual Mothers and Fathers: A Legacy of Treasure in Heaven
David F. Watson
On Spiritual Mothers and Fathers: A Legacy of Treasure in Heaven
David F. Watson
David F. Watson
A Journey into the Wesleyan Faith
J. Matthew Barnes
A Journey into the Wesleyan Faith
J. Matthew Barnes
J. Matthew Barnes
A Wesleyan Biblical/Theological Argument for Women’s Leadership and Ordination
Scott T. Kisker
A Wesleyan Biblical/Theological Argument for Women’s Leadership and Ordination
Scott T. Kisker
Scott T. Kisker
Can the Global Methodist Church Become a Movement?
Steve Cordle
Can the Global Methodist Church Become a Movement?
Steve Cordle
Steve Cordle
Healing the Imago Dei: A Wesleyan Perspective [Firebrand Big Read]
Evan Rohrs-Dodge
Healing the Imago Dei: A Wesleyan Perspective [Firebrand Big Read]
Evan Rohrs-Dodge
Evan Rohrs-Dodge
Sexual Fluidity and the Wesleyan Doctrine of Entire Sanctification (Part 3): Once Gay, Always Gay?
Mark Ongley
Sexual Fluidity and the Wesleyan Doctrine of Entire Sanctification (Part 3): Once Gay, Always Gay?
Mark Ongley
Mark Ongley

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Patience in the Season of Advent… and Beyond
Suzanne Nicholson
Patience in the Season of Advent… and Beyond
Suzanne Nicholson
Suzanne Nicholson
On Spiritual Mothers and Fathers: A Legacy of Treasure in Heaven
David F. Watson
On Spiritual Mothers and Fathers: A Legacy of Treasure in Heaven
David F. Watson
David F. Watson
Be Full of the Spirit So the World Will Know (Acts 6:1-7)
Luther Oconer
Be Full of the Spirit So the World Will Know (Acts 6:1-7)
Luther Oconer
Luther Oconer
“Trust in the Lord”: An Exclusive and Urgent Call During the Current Political Season
Rachel L. Coleman
“Trust in the Lord”: An Exclusive and Urgent Call During the Current Political Season
Rachel L. Coleman
Rachel L. Coleman
This Little Light of Mine: Scriptural Authority and Clergy Qualifications in the GMC [Firebrand Big Read]
Suzanne Nicholson
This Little Light of Mine: Scriptural Authority and Clergy Qualifications in the GMC [Firebrand Big Read]
Suzanne Nicholson
Suzanne Nicholson
Sparking Theological Imagination Through Art
Suzanne Nicholson
Sparking Theological Imagination Through Art
Suzanne Nicholson
Suzanne Nicholson
Salvation by Design or Determination? Re-examining the Potter-and-Clay Metaphor
Israel Steinmetz
Salvation by Design or Determination? Re-examining the Potter-and-Clay Metaphor
Israel Steinmetz
Israel Steinmetz
The Other Woman at the Well: A Supplement to Aimee Byrd’s “Women, Wells, and Weddings”
Jerome Van Kuiken
The Other Woman at the Well: A Supplement to Aimee Byrd’s “Women, Wells, and Weddings”
Jerome Van Kuiken
Jerome Van Kuiken
Refrigerator Magnet Theology and Sanctification
Rachel L. Coleman
Refrigerator Magnet Theology and Sanctification
Rachel L. Coleman
Rachel L. Coleman
Scripture and the Global Methodist Church
Thomas H. McCall, Jason E. Vickers, and David F. Watson
Scripture and the Global Methodist Church
Thomas H. McCall, Jason E. Vickers, and David F. Watson
Thomas H. McCall, Jason E. Vickers, and David F. Watson
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Sexual Fluidity and the Wesleyan Doctrine of Entire Sanctification (Part 1): The Evidence
Debra Baty
Sexual Fluidity and the Wesleyan Doctrine of Entire Sanctification (Part 1): The Evidence
Debra Baty
Debra Baty
Thoughts on the Moral Life
Tammie Grimm
Thoughts on the Moral Life
Tammie Grimm
Tammie Grimm
Juneteenth: Through the Eyes of an African American Wesleyan Holiness Leader
Bishop John Mark Richardson, Sr.
Juneteenth: Through the Eyes of an African American Wesleyan Holiness Leader
Bishop John Mark Richardson, Sr.
Bishop John Mark Richardson, Sr.
From Conception to Natural Death: Reflections on The Wesleyan Church’s "Special Direction" on Abortion
Kenny R. Johnston
From Conception to Natural Death: Reflections on The Wesleyan Church’s "Special Direction" on Abortion
Kenny R. Johnston
Kenny R. Johnston
When Heavyweights Change their Minds: Richard B. Hays and Human Sexuality
Pieter Valk
When Heavyweights Change their Minds: Richard B. Hays and Human Sexuality
Pieter Valk
Pieter Valk
The Call to Persevere: Life in the Wake of a Moral Defeat
David F. Watson
The Call to Persevere: Life in the Wake of a Moral Defeat
David F. Watson
David F. Watson
Hope and Rage: A Rabbi Reflects on the Hamas Incursion
Rabbi Brad Hirschfield
Hope and Rage: A Rabbi Reflects on the Hamas Incursion
Rabbi Brad Hirschfield
Rabbi Brad Hirschfield
Giving Unto Caesar: Thoughts on Power and the Church in a Day of Politicization [Firebrand Big Read]
Peter J. Bellini
Giving Unto Caesar: Thoughts on Power and the Church in a Day of Politicization [Firebrand Big Read]
Peter J. Bellini
Peter J. Bellini
The Serpent in the Techno-Garden: Resisting the Temptation to Use AI for Ministry
Suzanne Nicholson
The Serpent in the Techno-Garden: Resisting the Temptation to Use AI for Ministry
Suzanne Nicholson
Suzanne Nicholson
Choose Kingdom Life!
Rachel L. Coleman
Choose Kingdom Life!
Rachel L. Coleman
Rachel L. Coleman
 
Articles
Patience in the Season of Advent… and Beyond
Suzanne Nicholson
Patience in the Season of Advent… and Beyond
Suzanne Nicholson
Suzanne Nicholson
To Be Evangelical and Catholic: A Longing of the Heart
Spencer Shaw
To Be Evangelical and Catholic: A Longing of the Heart
Spencer Shaw
Spencer Shaw
On Spiritual Mothers and Fathers: A Legacy of Treasure in Heaven
David F. Watson
On Spiritual Mothers and Fathers: A Legacy of Treasure in Heaven
David F. Watson
David F. Watson
Sexual Fluidity and the Wesleyan Doctrine of Entire Sanctification (Part 3): Once Gay, Always Gay?
Mark Ongley
Sexual Fluidity and the Wesleyan Doctrine of Entire Sanctification (Part 3): Once Gay, Always Gay?
Mark Ongley
Mark Ongley
What is Scriptural Holiness?
Doug Koskela
What is Scriptural Holiness?
Doug Koskela
Doug Koskela
Sexual Fluidity and the Wesleyan Doctrine of Entire Sanctification (Part 2): Ministry Past, Present, and Future
Debra Baty
Sexual Fluidity and the Wesleyan Doctrine of Entire Sanctification (Part 2): Ministry Past, Present, and Future
Debra Baty
Debra Baty
Sexual Fluidity and the Wesleyan Doctrine of Entire Sanctification (Part 1): The Evidence
Debra Baty
Sexual Fluidity and the Wesleyan Doctrine of Entire Sanctification (Part 1): The Evidence
Debra Baty
Debra Baty
A Better Way: John Wesley's Advice for Navigating the Storm of an Election Season
Kelly McCuaig
A Better Way: John Wesley's Advice for Navigating the Storm of an Election Season
Kelly McCuaig
Kelly McCuaig
Immigration, Transnationalism, and Globalization: Implications for the Global Methodist Church in America
Arun Paul
Immigration, Transnationalism, and Globalization: Implications for the Global Methodist Church in America
Arun Paul
Arun Paul
Be Full of the Spirit So the World Will Know (Acts 6:1-7)
Luther Oconer
Be Full of the Spirit So the World Will Know (Acts 6:1-7)
Luther Oconer
Luther Oconer
Articles
A Wesleyan Biblical/Theological Argument for Women’s Leadership and Ordination
Scott T. Kisker
A Wesleyan Biblical/Theological Argument for Women’s Leadership and Ordination
Scott T. Kisker
Scott T. Kisker
Can the Global Methodist Church Become a Movement?
Steve Cordle
Can the Global Methodist Church Become a Movement?
Steve Cordle
Steve Cordle
Healing the Imago Dei: A Wesleyan Perspective [Firebrand Big Read]
Evan Rohrs-Dodge
Healing the Imago Dei: A Wesleyan Perspective [Firebrand Big Read]
Evan Rohrs-Dodge
Evan Rohrs-Dodge
Sexual Fluidity and the Wesleyan Doctrine of Entire Sanctification (Part 3): Once Gay, Always Gay?
Mark Ongley
Sexual Fluidity and the Wesleyan Doctrine of Entire Sanctification (Part 3): Once Gay, Always Gay?
Mark Ongley
Mark Ongley
Sexual Fluidity and the Wesleyan Doctrine of Entire Sanctification (Part 2): Ministry Past, Present, and Future
Debra Baty
Sexual Fluidity and the Wesleyan Doctrine of Entire Sanctification (Part 2): Ministry Past, Present, and Future
Debra Baty
Debra Baty
A Better Way: John Wesley's Advice for Navigating the Storm of an Election Season
Kelly McCuaig
A Better Way: John Wesley's Advice for Navigating the Storm of an Election Season
Kelly McCuaig
Kelly McCuaig
Immigration, Transnationalism, and Globalization: Implications for the Global Methodist Church in America
Arun Paul
Immigration, Transnationalism, and Globalization: Implications for the Global Methodist Church in America
Arun Paul
Arun Paul
Be Full of the Spirit So the World Will Know (Acts 6:1-7)
Luther Oconer
Be Full of the Spirit So the World Will Know (Acts 6:1-7)
Luther Oconer
Luther Oconer
A Move of God in Costa Rica: On the Global Methodist Church’s Convening Conference [Firebrand Big Read]
David F. Watson
A Move of God in Costa Rica: On the Global Methodist Church’s Convening Conference [Firebrand Big Read]
David F. Watson
David F. Watson
A Response to “Bishops, Generals, and Evangelical Totalitarianism”
Caleb Louden
A Response to “Bishops, Generals, and Evangelical Totalitarianism”
Caleb Louden
Caleb Louden
 
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Take Thou Authority: Apostolic Succession in the Wesleyan Tradition
James Mahoney
Take Thou Authority: Apostolic Succession in the Wesleyan Tradition
James Mahoney
James Mahoney
Bishops, Generals, and Evangelical Totalitarianism
Andy Miller III
Bishops, Generals, and Evangelical Totalitarianism
Andy Miller III
Andy Miller III
The Wesleyan Doctrine of Apostolic Succession
Andrew C. Thompson
The Wesleyan Doctrine of Apostolic Succession
Andrew C. Thompson
Andrew C. Thompson
Wesleyans and Episcopacy
Ryan Nicholas Danker
Wesleyans and Episcopacy
Ryan Nicholas Danker
Ryan Nicholas Danker
Gazing into the Mirror of Eternity: Why You Should Read Augustine’s Confessions
Teagan McKenzie
Gazing into the Mirror of Eternity: Why You Should Read Augustine’s Confessions
Teagan McKenzie
Teagan McKenzie
Juneteenth: Through the Eyes of an African American Wesleyan Holiness Leader
Bishop John Mark Richardson, Sr.
Juneteenth: Through the Eyes of an African American Wesleyan Holiness Leader
Bishop John Mark Richardson, Sr.
Bishop John Mark Richardson, Sr.
Resurrecting Wesleyan Evangelism: The Necessity of Field Preaching Today
Matt Reynolds
Resurrecting Wesleyan Evangelism: The Necessity of Field Preaching Today
Matt Reynolds
Matt Reynolds
Is there a Method to Outpouring? Anniversary Reflections on the Asbury Outpouring
Kenny R. Johnston
Is there a Method to Outpouring? Anniversary Reflections on the Asbury Outpouring
Kenny R. Johnston
Kenny R. Johnston
“Holy, Holy, Holy”: Holiness, Divine and Human [Firebrand Big Read]
J. Warren Smith
“Holy, Holy, Holy”: Holiness, Divine and Human [Firebrand Big Read]
J. Warren Smith
J. Warren Smith
Peculiar Prophets: American Methodism as Irregular, Disestablished Anglicanism
James Mahoney
Peculiar Prophets: American Methodism as Irregular, Disestablished Anglicanism
James Mahoney
James Mahoney
 
 
 
 
 
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