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Recently the Missio Nexus President, Ted Esler, wrote an article highlighting significant global advancements in the Great Commission for 2023. These and other events and shifts collectively shape and profoundly impact the landscape of global missions. Note: This article was first published on Ted Esler’s Substack. This is the time of the year when lists of... Continue Reading →
I continue to be burdened by the war in the Holy Land. I am discouraged at how many times we have been eager to offer opinions or assign blame, and how seldom we seem moved to intercede for all those affected. To that end, I desire to share the following prayer written and offered by... Continue Reading →
Sometimes I need a brilliant mind to cause me to reflect deeply on the world and on things that matter. With 2023 coming to a close, and with a hopeful look at 2024, here are 10 quotes from Albert Einstein himself that continue to challenge me in life and in leadership: “Everything should be made... Continue Reading →
A beautiful, yet provocative, sonnet for the season… We think of him as safe beneath the steeple, Or cosy in a crib beside the font, But he is with a million displaced people On the long road of weariness and want. For even as we sing our final carol His family is up and on... Continue Reading →
Last week I read the following Advent devotional that a friend and colleague in ministry had sent me. It deals with the elderly Simeon of Luke 2. And it deals with waiting. For many years I have been fascinated about Simeon. The devotional from Christianity Today and Pastor Monty Waldron will help describe a bit... Continue Reading →
This article was originally published through the Evangelical Immigration Table in December 2020. By: Joel Tooley It sounded like a door closing loudly. Or was it the neighbor’s dog barking? Maybe it was the teenager across the street coming home late with his loud pickup truck in the middle of an otherwise very quiet night... Continue Reading →
A reflection on thanksgiving by General Superintendent David Busic Over the last couple months, people around the world have celebrated thankfulness in a variety of ways. It has often been said that Thanksgiving is a time to count our blessings. I do not disagree with that sentiment. We all have so much for which to... Continue Reading →
Guaco, La Vega, Dominican Republic From October 20 to 22, 2023, a Maximum Mission was carried out in the Northeast District of the Dominican Republic. 22 participants impacted the Guaco community in La Vega and assisted in strengthening and developing a local Church of the Nazarene. The objective of this Maximum Mission was to help... Continue Reading →
The International Day of Pray for Persecuted Christians is November 5, 2023. This special day is set aside as a global prayer meeting on behalf of persecuted Christians who stand as a bold witness to Christ on the world's most dangerous mission frontiers. The earnest prayers of the global body of believers testify to the unity found... Continue Reading →
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