A blog designed to develop missional leaders
By Rev. Rob Prince Smoke went up when I said “Yes” to God’s call into full time ministry. It wasn’t a “white-smoke-out-of-the-chimney-like-when-they-elect-a-pope” kind of smoke; it was more like a “too-much-wet-wood-on-the-fire” kind of smoke. I was sitting beside a campfire on the Church of the Nazarene’s Eastern Michigan District Campgrounds at a teenage “afterglow” following... Continue Reading →
By Scott Armstrong Need a new beginning in your life, in your city, or in your church? God specializes in helping us start afresh. God gives us fresh songs of praise. “He put a new song in my mouth, a hymn of praise to our God. Many will see and fear the Lord and put... Continue Reading →
By Howard Culbertson "Though [a mustard seed] is the smallest of all seeds, yet when it grows, it is the largest of garden plants and becomes a tree, so that the birds come and perch in its branches.” -- Matthew 13:32 Matthew 13 contains over half a dozen of Jesus’ parables about the Kingdom. Jesus... Continue Reading →
By Karl Vaters Different sizes of churches serve different functions. And they face different challenges. Small churches are not just smaller versions of big churches. Every size has value, but different sizes serve different functions in the body of Christ. They also have different challenges and they tend to make different kinds of mistakes. Here... Continue Reading →
Rev. Ken Childress Isaiah chapter 6, verse 8: "I heard the voice of the Lord, saying: Whom shall I send, and who will go for us? Then I said, here am I! Send me." Is it possible, after we have been baptized with the Holy Spirit, to be satisfied with what we see? What made... Continue Reading →
By Scott Armstrong April 2017 has not been the best of months for United Airlines. You may have heard about passenger David Dao who was bloodied and dragged down the aisle of a plane by security after refusing to give up his seat on April 9, 2017 (he has now reached a settlement with the airline). ... Continue Reading →
This is part two of the article published in the previous post. We don’t always acknowledge it, but many of us subconsciously believe God gives us commandments to force us into a stiff, single-file line. This lie makes God seem like an angry referee obsessed with rigid rules and regulations, as if He bitterly paces back... Continue Reading →
By Curt Devine It’s at the root of every national flare-up—and it’s affecting your faith. I once stayed at a Catholic convent full of strict, wrinkled nuns in Hyderabad, India. One night, my friends and I decided to go out for some fun, food and drinks, but as we approached the compound’s main gate, we... Continue Reading →
By Rev. Ken Childress 1 Corinthians 15:17, "If Christ has not been raised, your faith is futile; you are still in your sins." The Resurrection validates everything we believe in. Without it, the Bible is bold enough to say, our faith is worthless. Those who think Christianity is worthwhile for life in this world alone... Continue Reading →
By Raphael Rosado What does it mean to be free? Nowadays it seems that popular consensus has moved towards defining freedom as the capacity for people to make choices without outside interference. The content of the choice doesn’t matter as long as it’s “your choice.” This definition seems deficient. Think about a certain addict for... Continue Reading →
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