Resurrection Sunday – April 12 William B. McClain Community Connections:  Mary E. Joyce Professor Emeritus of Preaching and Worship, taught preaching and worship for 34 years at Wesley Theological Seminary Superpower: Supernatural eloquence in oratory skills It’s Easter!  ~ John 11:25 It is Easter, the anniversary of his resurrection, the Queen of Festival days, the anniversary […]

Holy Saturday – April 11 Anna Petrin Community Connections:  Wesley Theological Seminary Assistant Professor of Worship and Chapel Elder, Elder in the North Carolina Conference of the United Methodist Church Superpower: Consuming oceans of coffee on a daily basis God’s Gone Fishing ~ John 19:38-42 Holy Saturday has always struck me as one of the oddest […]

Good Friday – April 10 Wasaba Sidabay Community Connections:  Wesley Theological Seminary Alum 2019; serves at Metropolitan A.M.E. Church, Washington D.C. Superpower: To affirm the inherent worthiness of God’s creation through the arts Showing  Up  Ain’t  Always  Easy ~ John 19:25-27 Mary witnessed the death of her son on the cross. Unless you have experienced […]

Day 44 – April 9 Sathianathan “Sathi” Clarke Community Connections:  Bishop Sundo Kim Chair of World Christianity at Wesley Theological Seminary; Ordained Presbyter, The Church of South India; Assisting Clergy, The Church of the Epiphany, Washington D.C. Superpower: Passionately Christian and Compassionately Interfaith Sometimes the buck stops here with me ~ John 13: 21-32 Jesus’ […]

Day 43 – April 8 Debra M. Whitten Community Connections:  Wesley Theological Seminary MDiv 2003; WTS Program Administrator for PM&M; member of the Greater New Jersey Annual Conference, serving as an extension minister at Wesley Superpower: Insightful and Care-ful Love Participatory Unity is Community ~ Galatians 5:14; Hebrews 12:1-3; Isaiah 50:4-9a As I walked toward […]

Day 42 – April 7 Dr. Artie L. Polk Community Connections:  Wesley Theological Seminary MDiv 2008, Wesley Council Donor, Executive Pastor of Mount Gilead Baptist Church, Washington, DC Superpower: Prophetic Preaching Truth to Power Marathon ~ Hebrews 12:1-3             Life is a marathon that is set before us.  It is not a sprint.  Running a […]

Day 41 – April 6 Diane J. Wogaman Community Connections:  Wesley Theological Seminary Alum; WTS Staff; United Church of Christ Superpower: God Psalm 36:5-9  Your steadfast love, O LORD, extends to the heavens, your faithfulness to the clouds.Your righteousness is like the mighty mountains, your judgments are like the great deep; You save humans and animals alike, […]

Day 40 – April 5 Joseph W. Daniels, Jr. Community Connections:  Wesley Theological Seminary DMin 2000, WTS Adjunct Professor, Lead Pastor, The Emory Fellowship UMC, Washington, D.C. Superpower: My Purpose Who Is This?  ~ Matthew 21:1-11 Who is this?   Who is this?  Who comes into a climate of chaos and craziness to bring us healing […]

Day 39 – April 4 Teaira Parker Community Connections:  Wesley Theological Seminary Alum, 2019; Senior Pastor, St. John’s UMC, Berlin, NJ                       Superpower:  Enhanced senses Worship while trusting God ~ Ezekiel 37:21-28 In a day and time where these United States are divided, and souls […]