Resurrection SundayApril 17, 2022 Bishop LaTrelle Miller Easterling CommunityConnections:  WTS Board Member; Wesley Council Donor; Bishop, Baltimore Washington UMC     What of the Resurrection? Christ is resent! Christ is risen, indeed! We have gathered to end our fasts, resurrect our shouts of “Hallelujah!” and fill our sacred spaces with the festive colors […]

    Holy SaturdayApril 16, 2022 Bishop Peggy A. Johnson, retired CommunityConnections:  WTS DMin, 1993; retired Bishop; home conference is the Baltimore Washington Conference Movie Title: The Heart has Eyes God of “Second Chances” ~ I Peter 4:6 Easter Saturday is often a day when church leaders are rushing around preparing for Easter Sunday services. […]

    Good FridayApril 14, 2022 Bishop Cynthia Moore-Koikoi CommunityConnections:  WTS MDiv 2007; Resident Bishop of the Western Pennsylvania Annual Conference, Providing Coverage for the Susquehanna Annual Conference     Psalm 22: The Remix My God, my God, why have you forsaken me? Why haven’t you ended the pandemics of racism, COVID-19 and divisiveness? I […]

    Maundy ThursdayApril 14, 2022 Bishop Sandra Steiner Ball CommunityConnections:  WTS DMin, 2003 Movie Title: Perseverance and Blessing Do not Rush By! ~ 1 Corinthians 11:23-26; John 13:1-17, 31b-35 It is Maundy Thursday, a day often passed over or rushed by. The scripture readings for today hand to us the heart of our faith, […]

    April 13, 2022 Rev. Sheila M. Beckford and Rev. Dr. E. Michelle Ledder CommunityConnections:  Rev. Beckford: co-author of Anti-Racism 4REALS: Real Talk with Real Strategies in Real Time for Real Change; WTS Community Contributors; Pastor, John Wesley UMC, Brooklyn NYRev. Ledder: co-author of Anti-Racism 4REALS: Real Talk with Real Strategies in Real Time […]

    April 12, 2022 Bishop Charlene P. Kammerer CommunityConnections:  Retired Bishop of The United Methodist Church; WTS Donor Movie Title: Nevertheless, She Persisted Rend Your Hearts, Not Your Clothing ~ Joel 2:1-2, 12-17 It is All Saints Day, 2021.  It is also The Conference of the Parties (COP 26).  I have just listened to a […]

    April 11, 2022 Rev. Dr. Monica R. Hargrove CommunityConnections:  WTS MDiv 2003; WTS Board Secretary, Executive Committee; Wesley Council Donor; Community, AME Zion Church, Arlington, VA Movie Title: Waiting to Exhale Redeemed ~ Hebrews 9:11-15 The season of lent is a sacred time during which I pause and reflect on the depth of […]

    April 10, 2022 Rev. Dr. Susan Henry Crowe CommunityConnections:  UMC General Secretary of the General Board of Church and Society; Former Dean of the Chapel & Religious Life, Emory University; Former member, United Methodist Judicial Council; Member, South Carolina Conference The United Methodist Church     Where Does This Lead? ~ Luke 19:28-40 […]

    April 9, 2022 Bruce C. Birch CommunityConnections:  WTS Dean Emeritus, Professor Emeritus of Biblical Theology Movie Title: Forest Gump (I’ve seen it all!) A Covenant of Peace ~ Ezekiel 37:21-28; Psalm 85:1-7; John 11:45-53 Today’s readings the Lenten season originate out of bleak and uncertain moments in the biblical story.  The prophet Ezekiel […]

    April 8, 2022 Dick Walker CommunityConnections:  WTS Fundraising Counsel and Planned Giving Advisor Movie Title: It’s A Wonderful Life The Promise ~ John 8:51-59 Chapter 8 in the Gospel of John recounts a dialogue Jesus has with a group of people outside the Temple. Verses 51-59 complete this chapter with a discussion of […]