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By: Rev. Chris Gilmore Some days get lost in the shuffle. Days like the Feast of the Holy Innocents. While some of us return to work and return unwanted gifts and continue pretending we’ll start resolutions next week, the historic Church has chosen this week (various branches observe it on different days) to remember the... Continue Reading →
By: Rev. Chris Gilmore *The following article was originally published at iamchrisgilmore.com I’ve been radicalized to believe that “good news of great joy that will be for all people” is actually true. That what God wants to do in the world and for the world is truly good. For everyone. Too often we hear only... 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 →
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 →
One of the great and underrated parts of home assignment as a missionary is sharing with a whole lot of different people from different backgrounds and cultures and places. Emily and I have had the privilege in the past three months to eat and laugh and worship with hundreds of faithful and generous people. We... Continue Reading →
In the busyness of the last weeks and months, and in the midst of my constant striving to accomplish and impact and produce results, it was a refreshing reminder to read the following familiar words from the late writer Frederick Buechner. Lord, help me to recognize and receive your grace more and more in me... Continue Reading →
One week ago I got the word that Dr. Roger Hahn had passed away. He was my professor at Nazarene Theological Seminary, and he especially helped instill in me a love for the New Testament and an unwavering conviction that theology should always be applied in and through the local church. Later, as I became... Continue Reading →
Following the end of World War II, in the late 1940s, the Church of the Nazarene was experiencing a need for more missions funding. At a meeting of the Global Council of Nazarene Missions International (NMI), Elizabeth Vennum was asked to find a way that could be used to raise funds for land purchases and... Continue Reading →
By: Scott Armstrong A confession: I’m getting worried about hurry. Many people would describe me as driven, persistent, or even ambitious. In my worst moments, I grow self-satisfied at my work ethic while I look-down on others who seem lazier or lack initiative. I fill every moment of my life with something “useful,” and my... Continue Reading →
By: Scott Armstrong Every two weeks I touch base with our Missions Mobilization Coordinators in the region. As I was conversing with our leaders in the Caribbean, we engaged in a thought experiment. What would our ministry look like at a district level if it were thriving? It may not be there yet – or... Continue Reading →
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