A blog designed to develop missional leaders
By: Dan Reiland Reflection is good for the soul. Personal reflection is even better if you act on it. You may not be an “end of the year – take a two-day retreat in the mountains” kind of person. I’m not either. I can think through and process these questions in the time it would... Continue Reading →
By: Scott Armstrong In the Mesoamerica Region of the Church of the Nazarene, we dedicate the month of January every year to the promotion, prayer and giving for the Genesis ministry. NMI (Nazarene Missions International), under the leadership of Ana María Crocker, has truly led the way in prioritizing this emphasis, and for that we... Continue Reading →
By: Scott Armstrong I’m a basketball fan. And I’m a missionary. So when I came across this gem of an interview with Charlotte Hornets’ guard, LaMelo Ball, at the end of his final game of 2021, I was ecstatic. The first part of the interview is just regular drivel that players say when they want... Continue Reading →
By: Scott Armstrong There may be nothing grosser – and nothing more debasing – than getting spit on. I once saw a player spit on an opponent in a soccer game. Things did not go well after that. Fisticuffs, red cards, and more. It was a complete disregard for the other team and the opposite... Continue Reading →
By: Rob Prince The following article was taken from https://robprinceblog.com/2021/12/16/the-pandemic-and-the-last-candle-in-the-advent-wreathe/ The last of the four candles of Advent wreathe will be lit in churches all over the world on Sunday. If it’s like at our church, somewhere in the service a family or individual will read a passage of scripture, remind us of the candle’s... Continue Reading →
By: Scott Armstrong “The meeting ground between God and [humanity] is the flesh of Christ.” –Saint Cyril Christmas is almost here! As we exchange gifts, we acknowledge and give thanks for the greatest gift ever given: Jesus Christ sent to earth two millennia ago. While the first two chapters of the gospels of Matthew and... Continue Reading →
By: Daniel Pesado Advent and Christmas are totally related. Advent ("adventus") means "coming" or "arrival." The synonym used in the Greek is "Parousía", which also means "coming" or "presence", although we mostly use it to refer to the arrival of Jesus at the end of time. In Advent we prepare to celebrate the first coming... Continue Reading →
By: Scott Armstrong Rain coming at the disciples sideways and wind buffeting their tiny boat… Until… Jesus scolds the storm, and instantly the weather becomes perfect for a restful day at the lake. A crippled man waiting by a magic pool without anyone to help him in… Until… Jesus speaks the word and, wide-eyed, the... Continue Reading →
By: Stan Toler Thanks to Holiness Legacy I recently came across this outline of a sermon from the late Dr. Stan Toler. Dr. Toler was an amazing preacher and leader, and he lived out these principles of thanksgiving when he was with us. Exodus 36:3-7 They received from Moses all the offerings the Israelites had... Continue Reading →
A few days ago, I read a story that sparked my curiosity for the term Ubuntu. Ubuntu is a compact term in Zulu, a language spoken in South Africa, and when translated, it means "I am, because you are"—like the children in the following story believed:"An anthropologist proposed a game to children in an African tribe.... Continue Reading →
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