Susanna Wesley often referred to as the Mother of Methodism lived a life marked by resilience faith and an unyielding dedication to raising her children in the ways of the Lord Born into a pastor s family in late th-century England Susanna faced numerous challenges including financial hardship frequent persecution and the loss of many of her children Despite these hardships she invested deeply in the spiritual and academic education of her children most notably John and Charles Wesley who would go on to ignite a spiritual awakening across England and beyond Susanna s life exemplified the wisdom of Proverbs [... more]

For more than two centuries the hymn placed first in the Methodist hymnbook was ldquo O for a Thousand Tongues to Sing rdquo Written by Charles Wesley and originally titled ldquo For the Anniversary Day of One rsquo s Conversion rdquo the song was composed to commemorate the radical renewal sparked by his faith in Jesus It has eighteen stanzas proclaiming the glory of God rsquo s goodness to those who repent and follow Christ Such faith is worth celebrating mdash and worth sharing In Timothy Paul encourages Timothy to remain steadfast in his faith and to persevere in sharing [... more]

A hymn by Charles Wesley begins Gentle Jesus meek and mild look upon a little child It's a beautiful song with a beautiful thought However Jesus is anything but gentle and mild in John chapter two Here in the temple at Jerusalem He displays His righteous anger as He overturns tables and beats the religious businesspeople with whips But Jesus was using this trouble in the temple to predict a greater sign the triumph of His own physical temple His bodily resurrection [... more]

A hymn by Charles Wesley begins Gentle Jesus meek and mild look upon a little child It's a beautiful song with a beautiful thought However Jesus is anything but gentle and mild in John chapter two Here in the temple at Jerusalem He displays His righteous anger as He overturns tables and beats the religious businesspeople with whips But Jesus was using this trouble in the temple to predict a greater sign the triumph of His own physical temple His bodily resurrection [... more]

In November a riot broke out in Staffordshire England to protest against the gospel message Charles Wesley was preaching It seems Charles and his brother John were changing some longstanding church traditions and that was too much for many of the townsfolk When John Wesley heard about the riot he hurried to Staffordshire to help his brother Soon an unruly crowd surrounded the place where John was staying Courageously he met face to face with their leaders speaking with them so serenely that one by one their anger was assuaged John Wesley rsquo s gentle and quiet spirit calmed a [... more]

Episode - Hark How All the Welkin Rings Dec by A Production of Main Street Church of Brigham City [... more]

Christmas Monologue from our nationally syndicated radio program www hopeforthecaregiver com [... more]

The true spirit of Christmas is the worship of Jesus Christ [... more]

The pervasive ministry of John and Charles Wesley is a direct result of the private ministry of their mother Susanna Her home was her mission field but her legacy reaches worldwide Wisdom for the Heart is the Bible-teaching ministry of Stephen Davey and is a ministry of Wisdom International In addition to this daily broadcast we have many other resources designed to equip and encourage you in the Christian faith We have a collection of books booklets Bible study guides commentaries and more You can learn more about us and access all of our resources by visiting wisdomonline org Each [... more]

On December explosions rocked a small community in the US state of West Virginia producing one of the worst disasters in the history of the coal mining industry Some miners were killed and it rsquo s been estimated that this horrific tragedy left behind about widows and one thousand children without fathers Historians maintain that the memorial service became the seedbed from which the celebration of Father rsquo s Day in the US would eventually grow Out of great loss came remembrance and mdash eventually mdash celebration The greatest tragedy in human history occurred when human beings crucified their Creator [... more]

In this podcast episode John and I discussed a music theory principle and how it connects to caregivers [... more]

Becoming a People of Grace An Exposition of Ephesians [... more]

The pervasive public ministry of John and Charles Wesley is a direct result of the private ministry of their self-sacrificing mother Susanna Because she considered her home a great mission field her life is still bearing fruit to this day [... more]