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By Diana Gonzalez A few days ago I had the blessing to be a part of Third Wave 2019 in Hyderabad, India. I will never be the same after this experience. I found new perspectives – new ways of seeing life. I was also challenged to hear the needs that exist, and what the Church... Continue Reading →
By Saraí Ramos A few weeks ago, God gave me the opportunity to travel to Hyderabad, India where I participated in Third Wave, a global gathering of emerging leaders within the Church of the Nazarene. The main purpose of the event is to provide a space for youth to connect in a cross-cultural setting through... Continue Reading →
*This is part two of the article published in the previous post. Most churches I’ve been to are designed for someone just like me. As much as I enjoy the Caribbean flavor of our worship, it is a constant reminder that our service and programs are not designed to reach me—they are designed to speak... Continue Reading →
By Brandon O'Brien When we moved from Arkansas to New York City, we settled in Washington Heights in Upper Manhattan. Our decision to live in Washington Heights was determined primarily by economics. I just could not imagine paying so much rent for so little space somewhere like the Upper West Side. So, completely naively, we moved into the Heights and... Continue Reading →
Many readers of this blog know that my family and I are in Russia right now for the World Cup. Yesterday we attended the France v. Denmark game, which was amazing. Interestingly enough, Dr. Eugénio Duarte, one of our General Superintendents of the Church of the Nazarene, wrote about Denmark and their positivity. I can confirm... Continue Reading →
Hello, readers, and greetings from the 2018 World Cup! Our family has been saving and planning this vacation for five years now and we are ecstatic. We have tickets to two games and are hoping to obtain tickets to a third while we are in Russia. We arrived yesterday (June 25) in Moscow, and we... Continue Reading →
By Howard Culbertson People often think the feelings arising in encounters with strange foods or customs constitute “culture shock.” In reality, those brief moments of discomfort are not what anthropologists mean by culture shock. Anthropologists and psychologists use “culture shock” to describe the confusion, doubt and nervousness common to people who have recently begun living... Continue Reading →
By Howard Culbertson When believers from one culture introduce the “unchanging gospel” to people of another culture, how do they keep the Good News from being dismissed as a foreign import? The short answer is one word: Contextualization. When Christianity moves from one culture to another, there is danger that it will be thought of... Continue Reading →
By Rachel Pieh Jones I get to visit two of our Third Culture Kids in four days. And then in eleven days they will be ‘home’ for thirty days. Life is good. Until forty-five days from now. No, it will be good then too, just quieter and slightly more teary. Part of me hesitates to hit the... Continue Reading →
By Ashlee Holmes It's time to get serious about diversity in the body of Christ. There’s a fine, gray-ish line between things in life that are nice and things that are absolutely necessary. Cable TV and Wi-Fi access? Nice, but not necessary. No-chip manicure with shellac polish? Nice, but not necessary. My iPhone 5? Nice—and... Continue Reading →
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