Who is more helpless than a newborn child? Yet Jesus did not hesitate to share in our humanity, and his birth was only the first manifestation of his humility
Author: The Sword of the Spirit
The People of Advent
Never have I entered on Advent so vitally and intensely alert as I am now.
God in Bethlehem’s Cave
What wonder! What mystery! God, who is eternal, unchanging, and unsearchable, becomes visible, vulnerable, weak and helpless as a Jewish infant, born of a virgin without human conception
Week of Prayer for Christian Unity 2026
“There is one body and one Spirit, just as you were calledto the one hopeof your calling” Ephesians 4:4 Table of Contents Verse for the Year I, therefore, the prisoner in the Lord, beg you to walk in a manner worthy of the calling to which you have been called, with all humility and gentleness, with patience, bearing with one […]
Articles for Advent and Christmas
Advent is a season of hope, a season of waiting for the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ as a child (which we celebrate in Christmas) and his second coming that will establish His Kingdom. During Advent we also remember that we are pilgrims in this world and just passing by, but our true home […]
The Fire of the Holy Spirit
The Scriptures present us with a variety of visible images which signify the presence and action of the Holy Spirit. These signs include wind, fire, breath, and rivers of living waters. Signs of fire in Scripture signify in a special way God’s holy presence, power, and glory, as well as the purification and cleansing action […]
Celebrating Pentecost
As charismatic christians, Pentecost is a feast we celebrate with special importance. Read some article about this feast to understand it better and to learn how and why we celebrate Pentecost.
International Women’s Leaders Conference 2025: Renew, Revive, Restore
From April 30 to May 4, 2025, nearly 200 women leaders from across the regions of the Sword of the Spirit gathered in San Jose, Costa Rica for a grace-filled international conference themed “Renew, Revive, Restore.” The Lord’s presence was powerfully at work throughout the conference—renewing hearts, reviving vision, and restoring strength. Through rich times of […]
Unless I see in his hands the prints of the nails, I will not believe
– a commentary and meditation by Don Schwager Scripture: 19 On the evening of that day, the first day of the week, the doors being shut where the disciples were, for fear of the Jews, Jesus came and stood among them and said to them, “Peace be with you.” 20 When he had said this, […]