A blog designed to develop missional leaders
I was pleased to see that last week Nazarene News published an article on Pierre Ernst Jacques getting ordained. I am reproducing the story below. Through more than a decade I have been able to witness Pierre Ernst’s growth as a man of God and as a missional leader. He is a gifted translator and... Continue Reading →
By: Yerys Amador During Discover Missions in Kenya, Africa in June 2024, I heard the testimony of one of our young people exploring a call to missions. He used a phrase that is perhaps understood in many parts of Latin America, but is especially known in the Dominican Republic: he said that he wanted to... Continue Reading →
Recently I have heard some people use the relationship between David and Jonathan in 1 Samuel as evidence that supports affirming homosexuality in our churches. I believe this is a gross misinterpretation of the text, and it saddens me that a friendship as deep and meaningful between two men of God can only be seen... Continue Reading →
By: Carlos Castro I walked quickly to one of the busiest bookstores in the city, with the firm intention of buying a book by Isabel Allende. I didn’t know which one, but I had read a few stories from her, and I wanted something similar. When I went inside the store – filled with books... Continue Reading →
By: Carlos Castro What you are about to read is an adaptation of the story by Edgar Allan Poe: “The Cask of Amontillado.” I had endured the insults of my friend Fortunato. I overlooked his arrogant character and some humiliations he put me through, but when he got to the point of what I considered... Continue Reading →
By: Carlos Castro I heard a story very like the following in one of my first seminary classes. Once upon a time, there was a very old king who, upon seeing himself in the mirror and discovering many wrinkles, gray hair, and one leg that moved more slowly than the other, foresaw his death. "You... Continue Reading →
By: Carlos Castro The night I discovered Amelia, between her yellow star blankets, protected by the maternal warmth of her room with subtle lights and lulled by the sound of lullabies that almost managed to replace the arms of a father and mother, it was raining. It was the only cold night that spring -... Continue Reading →
The following is the fifth – and final – in a series based on a Reformation lecture by theologian H. Ray Dunning and re-formatted for the Holiness Today podcast. The first article dealt with Martin Luther and his understanding of justification by faith alone. This is the continuation of Part I of Dunning’s lecture on... Continue Reading →
By: Rev. Scott Armstrong In the coming weeks I will be writing a series of “open letters” as I transition from 21 years in the Mesoamerica Region to our new ministry in South America. I realize that open letters are sometimes used to express protest or appeal to some leader or another. That’s, of course,... Continue Reading →
This is a firsthand account from missionary Crystal Gibbons about a week of prayer, teaching, and encouragement for ministers from the Ukraine District. It first appeared on the Eurasia Regional website and was later shared through Nazarene News. Returning to Ukraine after two long years away was a bittersweet journey. The city of Lviv, rich... Continue Reading →
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