Day 12  –  February 28 Dr. Artie L. Polk Community Connections:  WTS M.Div 2008; Wesley Council Donor; Executive Pastor of Mount Gilead Baptist Church, Washington, DC Morning Theme Song:   Great is Thy Faithfulness Revealed~ Romans 8:18, 4:13-25  The COVID-19 pandemic continues to be a formidable enemy.  The insurrection at the U.S. Capitol has given […]

Day 11  –  February 27 Pamelia K. Moore, DMin. Community Connections:  WTS MDiv. 2020; Member of First Baptist Church of Glenarden; Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated Omega Pi Omega Chapter, President Morning Theme Song: I worship you almighty God, there is none like You. RECIPE Taste the Flavors Pound Cake ~ Psalm 34:8   2 ½  […]

Day 10  –  February 26 Rev. Brian Keith McCollum Community Connections:  WTS Vice-President, Office of Development; Wesley Council Donor Morning Theme Song:   How deep is your love?  by PJ Morton, featuring Yebba Respond First Responders ~ Psalm 130 On January 15, 2009, US Airways flight 1549 hit a flock of geese in mid-flight. Both […]

Day 9  –  February 25 Margaret Gardner Community Connections:  WTS current student, anticipated MTS 2021; Wesley Council Donor; Elder, National Presbyterian Church, Washington, DC Morning Theme Song:   So Rise, and Shine, and Give God the Glory, Glory  Receive and Recount~ Matt. 7:7-12, Psalm 138 Near the end of the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus […]

Day 8 – February 24 Beth Norcross Community Connections:  WTS MTS 2005, DMin 2011; WTS Adjunct Faculty; Wesley Council Donor; Executive Director, The Center for Spirituality in Nature Morning Theme Song:   Carrie Newcomer, On the Brink of Everything Re-purposing Inspiration: Wisdom from Nature I watched the empty branch with horror. The tufted titmouse I […]

Day 7 – February 23 Nick Works Community Connections:  WTS MDiv 2013, DMin 2020; WTS Associate Director of the Practice of Ministry and Mission Morning Theme Song: bluegrass gospel songs played with a mandolin and a banjo, i.e. “Paul and Silas” by Flatt and Scruggs Remit To Cancel a Debt ~ Matthew 6:7–15 This passage […]

Day 6 – February 22 Rev. Dr. Ianther Mills Community Connections:  WTS MDiv 1997, DMin 2003; Senior Pastor, Asbury United Methodist Church, DC Morning Theme Song:   Great is Thy Faithfulness Redirect ~ Matthew 25:31-46 It had been over twenty years since I had lived in or frequented the city, when I was appointed downtown.  […]

Day 4 – February 20 Nadia Fitzcharles Community Connections:    WTS Student, anticipated MTS/MA May 2021 Morning Theme Song: Maverick City Music, Promises, Feat: Joe L Barnes & Naomi Raines RepairQuestions and thoughts in conversation with Isaiah ~ Isaiah 58:9b–14 What is the yoke upon us? How are we – responding to, resisting, participating in, […]

Day 3  – February 19 Catherine Kapikian Community Connections:  WTS MTS 1979; WTS Founder and Director Emerita of the Henry Luce Center for the Arts and Religion, 1983-2007; WTS Distinguished Artist-in-Residence, 2009-2019 Morning Theme Song:   Chamber music Recoil~ Inspired by Isaiah 58:1-2 & Countee Cullen’s Black Christ I recoil at the memory that triggered […]

Day 2  –  February 18 Rev. Jim Driscoll Community Connections:  WTS MDiv 1985, DMin 1996; WTS Special Assistant to the President and Adjunct Faculty; Wesley Council Donor; United Methodist Elder, Virginia Annual Conference Morning Theme Song: This is a Day of New Beginnings,Source: United Methodist Hymnal #383 RebuildLuke 9:18-22 This Lenten Season of 2021 is […]