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In a few days we will be starting this prayer movement: 40 Days Praying for the City, would you join us? You can download the 40 days complete calendar by clicking HERE!!! You can also follow our social media to keep up with the prayer requests for every day: we are on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. Visit... Continue Reading →
*This is part two of the previous article. To everything, there is a season (turn, turn, turn) Human beings are “time-bound” creatures by Divine design. We naturally tend to organize our lives around rhythms that play out in time. Depending upon our vocation, different seasons bring different expectations and demands. I come from a line... Continue Reading →
By Brannon Hancock The season of Advent—a word that means arrival—is the season of waiting. “We can hardly stand the wait! / Please Christmas, don’t be late.” Most of you can hear the song in your head immediately, can’t you? Those squeaky, aggravating chipmunk voices singing the Christmas song we all love to hate. The... Continue Reading →
By Hiram Vega Prophets, priests, kings and peasants – they all waited for the signs of the coming Messiah. Their constant question was, “When will the Messiah come?” He was to be the Anointed One of God who would end the disgrace of the people of God. Four hundred years had passed since the Prophet Malachi,... Continue Reading →
In the previous post, we heard from Pastor Rich Villodas as he taught us about how Advent is a season for “Wait Training.” In part two of his article, originally published at Missio Alliance, we now look at four practical ways we can learn to bear fruit in our spiritual lives as we wait during... Continue Reading →
By Rich Villodas (originally published on Missio Alliance) There’s nothing that unites us in the experience of being human quite like waiting. No matter our age, our education, our accomplishments, or time spent following Jesus, we will have to wait. This is why the Advent season is necessary for the shaping of our lives. Each... Continue Reading →
The following excerpt is from “Advent is a Season of Longing,” written by Carolyn Arends and published in Christianity Today. People are rarely neutral about the approach of Christmastime. Some of us reside at a North Pole of intense anticipation and excitement, while others of us hole up at a South Pole of irritation and... Continue Reading →
By Hiram Vega Of all the names of Jesus, one rarely mentioned is the Rising Sun, or the New Dawn. The name evokes the image of the soft red light that comes before the sun. It is the prelude to a new day. In Chapter 1 of his gospel, Dr. Luke tells us that God... Continue Reading →
The annual observance of the International Day of Disabled Persons (3 December) was proclaimed in 1992, by an United Nations General Assembly resolution. The observance of the Day aims to promote an understanding of disability issues and mobilize support for the dignity, rights and well-being of persons with disabilities. It also seeks to increase awareness... Continue Reading →
By Dan Reiland I often meet young leaders who aspire to, in their words, “be in charge.” That’s a normal and healthy desire. I get it, I mean, who wouldn’t rather call the shots if that’s an option, right?! Well, as you might imagine, there is a little more to the idea of being “in... Continue Reading →
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