March 18, 2022 Shelley Jennings CommunityConnections:  WTS Board Member; Wesley Council Donor     Leading in These Times – Hope for the Future ~ Matthew 21:42-43 Not long ago, my husband and I had a conversation with an undergraduate student at the university we attended.  This young woman is an outstanding scholar whose […]

    March 17, 2022 Scott Bach-Hansen   CommunityConnections:  WTS MDiv Student; WTS Student Council Member (current); Member of St. Matthew’s UMC in Annandale, VA Movie Title: The Encourager, A Friends of Brad Covenant Group Film Karma and Her Sister Grace ~ Luke 16:19-31 As I read this scripture, one word kept popping up in […]

    March 16, 2022 Twila Washington   CommunityConnections:   WTS Business Office Staff Movie Title: Just Go With It I Will Be With You… ~ Exodus 3 When I hear the phrase: “Leading in these times…”, my spirit is immediately flooded with feelings of fear.  Perhaps it’s because we are currently living in one of […]

    March 15, 2022 Rev. C. Anthony Hunt, D.Min., Ph.D.   CommunityConnections:  WTS 1993; WTS Board Emerti; WTS Professor; Wesley Council Donor; Pastor, Epworth Chapel United Methodist Church, Baltimore, MD     Fast Leads ~ Isaiah 1:16-17 During the Lenten season, it has become the practice of many of us to decide on those […]

    March 14, 2022 Chaplain Tiann (T) Morgner   CommunityConnections:   WTS MDiv, MTS 2014; Ordained Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) minister; Active Duty US Army Chaplain Movie Title: Coffee Shepherd Loving Enemies ~ Luke 6:27–38 How can I love my enemy?  How can I love my enemy when my enemy has the blood of […]

    March 13, 2022 Samuel Yun   CommunityConnections:   WTS MDiv 1995; Elder in the California-Nevada Annual Conference; Lead Pastor at Embrace Church in Alameda, CA Movie Title: A River Runs Through It Imitating Those Who Imitate Christ ~ Philippians 3:17-4:1 It takes some major chutzpah to challenge people to imitate your spiritual life.  This […]

    March 12, 2022 Laura Sweat Holmes   CommunityConnections:   WTS Professor of New Testament Movie Title: Moving Home (Not) Putting a Good Face on It ~ Matthew 5:43-48 At the end of the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus offers his most challenging teaching yet: Love your enemies.  Pray for those who persecute you.  Be […]

    March 11, 2022 James Driscoll   CommunityConnections:  WTS MDiv 1985, DMin 1996; WTS Special Assistant to the President; WTS Adjunct Professor; Wesley Council Donor; United Methodist Elder-Virginia Annual Conference Movie Title: It’s Only Because of Grace Wait ~ Psalm 130 Out of the depths I cry to you, O Lord. Let your ears […]

    March 10, 2022 Jillian Ramsammy Ed.D.   CommunityConnections:  WTS Community Partner; Educator; Artist Movie Title: The Peacock and the Butterfly Resting in Lent ~ Matthew 7:7; Psalm 138:4 As a child I never fully understood the relevance of Lent.  I simply waited for it to be over, so I could “have fun” again.  […]

    March 8, 2022 Rev. Joseph Perry, Jr.   CommunityConnections:  WTS MDiv 2020; WTS Donor; African Methodist Episcopal Itinerant Elder, Washington Annual Conference; Pastor Living Water African Methodist Episcopal Church, Stafford, Virginia Movie Title: Overcomer Lead in These Times ~ Joshua 1.5b-6 As I consider the theme “Lead in These Times” I ask myself, […]