Declaration from General Superintendents on Coronavirus: https://nazarene.org/article/board-general-superintendents-statement-coronavirus To our global Nazarene family: These are unprecedented days in the life of the church and for the citizens of the world. The global pandemic as a result of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) has led us into new territory. The good news is that all of this... Continue Reading →
Perfect Love Casts Out All Fear
By: Emily Armstrong International living has it’s ups and downs, that’s for sure. One question that has fascinated me for a while is when people ask me if I’m afraid to live in another country. And this week, a few things have happened to provoke deeper thinking on that topic - so I’m writing about... Continue Reading →
A Strong Foundation
By: Scott Armstrong A while ago I had a conversation with a college student who I see a lot of potential in. I actually see gifts and graces in him to be a fantastic missionary someday. He is passionate about issues of justice and helping the world to become a better place. At the same... Continue Reading →
Walking a Mile in Someone Else’s Shoes
“So he came to a town in Samaria called Sychar, near the plot of ground Jacob had given to his son Joseph. Jacob’s well was there, and Jesus, tired as he was from the journey, sat down by the well. It was about noon. When a Samaritan woman came to draw water, Jesus said to... Continue Reading →
Being Like Them
By Freya Galindo Guevara “ . . . I have become all things to all men so that by all possible means I might save some.” 1 Corinthians 9:22 When the message of salvation has changed our lives, we become passionate about sharing it. That implies that we must find better ways to share it,... Continue Reading →
Tear Down Every Barrier!
By Luz Jimenez Avendaño “In the church at Antioch there were prophets and teachers: Barnabas, Simeon called Niger, Lucius of Cyrene, Manaen (who had been brought up with Herod the tetrarch) and Saul. When they were worshiping the Lord and fasting, the Holy Spirit said, ‘Set apart for me Barnabas and Saul for the work... Continue Reading →
Beauty in Diversity
By Freya Galindo Guevara There is a type of joke that starts more or less like this: “There was a Chinese guy, an American, a Mexican and a Spaniard…“ The point of these jokes is to exaggerate the differences between different nationalities and exploit the impressions and clichés associated with the people from those countries.... Continue Reading →
To Cross the Barrier
By Freya Galindo Guevara “And the Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us. We have seen his glory, the glory of the One and Only, who came from the Father, full of grace and truth.” John 1:14 We can define culture as the combination of knowledge, ideas, traditions and customs that characterize a people... Continue Reading →
Seek Peace for the City
By Claudia Cruz Martinez “Build houses and settle down; plant gardens and eat what they produce...Also seek the peace and prosperity of the city to which I have carried you into exile. Pray to the LORD for it, because if it prospers, you too will prosper.” Jeremiah 29:5,7 I have missionary friends who live in... Continue Reading →
