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By: Rev. Dr. Andrés E. Hernández In our last post we touched on this interesting topic; today we will continue learning more about Lent. What, then, is Lent and what is its origin? There is evidence that, from the second century, the Christian church practiced fasting before the day of resurrection. However, there was no... Continue Reading →
By: Rev. Dr. Andrés E. Hernández In an article written for Holiness Today, Rob L. Staples[1] points out that in the past some evangelical churches rejected the observance of Lent. However, many of those churches, including Churches of the Nazarene, are rediscovering how certain aspects of the Christian tradition help us refocus on the... Continue Reading →
By: Rev. Dr. Julio R. Vargas Vidal From a liturgical, Christian, and ecclesiastical point of view, the months between February and March are quite hectic and very busy. Our Church is heir to a tradition given by a church from which it distanced in some manner - the Anglican Church. This church is in turn... Continue Reading →
By: Scott Armstrong *The following is taken from Lisa Sharon Harper’s book The Very Good Gospel. The first uses of the Hebrew word goy (foreign ethnic group) in Genesis are instructive. The word is found in the list of Noah’s descendants, commonly called the Table of Nations (see Genesis 10). The word is found next... Continue Reading →
By: Scott Armstrong I recently read Lisa Sharon Harper’s The Very Good Gospel: How Everything Wrong Can Be Made Right. I agree with Shane Claiborne, who says, “On these pages, the Garden of Eden meets the world we live in.” I encourage anyone to read the full book; in fact, my hope is to whet... Continue Reading →
*The following serves as the conclusion of Lisa Sharon Harper’s important book The Very Good Gospel. Evidence of the presence of the Kingdom of God is thick wherever and whenever people stand on the promise of God that there is more to this world – more to this life – than what we see. There... Continue Reading →
By: Elba Isabel Duson GM Coordinator, Central Field “One person gets the credit, but there’s a whole team behind.” –James C. Collins Each one of the leaders that is part of the Global Missions ministry is of the utmost importance. They have a special and unique seat on our bus, and they are fulfilling the... Continue Reading →
By: Natali Novelo Chan, GM Coordinator: Mexico East District As we mentioned in the previous article, as a Global Missions team, we were recently setting goals and planning dates for the coming calendar year. Part of that process included looking back on successful and important events where God had moved powerfully last year. It made... Continue Reading →
By: Elba Isabel Duson Global Missions Coordinator – Mesoamerica Central Field As a Global Missions team, we were recently setting goals and planning dates for the coming calendar year. Part of that process included looking back on successful and important events where God had moved powerfully last year. It made me realize that I had... Continue Reading →
By: Dr. David Busic Jerusalem became the biblical archetype of God’s hope for a city and the possibilities of urban redemption. It was called “the joy of the whole earth” (Psalm 48:2). It radiated divine presence and power: “From Zion, perfect in beauty, God shines forth” (Psalm 50:2). Jerusalem was even declared to be the... Continue Reading →
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