The words of Psalm 133 come to mind, “Behold, how good and how pleasant it is for brethren to dwell together in unity … for there the Lord commanded the blessing”.
Author: The Sword of the Spirit
So why are we praying this way?
The approach we’re taking this year to the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity might raise a strong objection. Aren’t we supposed to mourn our disunity, not celebrate it?
Surprised by Ecumenism
I’m a Southern Baptist and work on staff for a majority-Catholic community in Jacksonville, Florida called ‘Spirit of Christ’.
Struggling Towards Unity
I struggled my way through by attending services at different Churches until, one day I felt the Lord speaking to me while listening to a talk
Drawing on the Riches of our Traditions
How can we better appreciate the riches of grace found in other Christian traditions? And how can we (and do we) draw upon those riches in our Sword of the Spirit communities?
Nobody Checked With Me! – Masiel Garcia
Many of us came to community life without anyone “checking with” us, we simply were born or grew up here. Masiel Garcia shares her experience.
The Real Meaning of Christmas
Every year as the Christmas season comes around, we hear a great deal about the real meaning of Christmas. But it is not always clear just what that real meaning is.
Nativity Sermon
Bethlehem this day resembles heaven: hearing from the stars the singing of angelic voices and enfolding within itself the Sun of Righteousness. And ask not how; for where God wills, the order of nature yields.
When Heaven Explodes With Color
Advent is the season in which the Christian people focus on the return of the Messiah and the day he comes again in glory. This is the day when the “age to come” will finally be here and the saints will enter into heavenly life: “We await our blessed hope, the coming of our Savior Jesus Christ” (Titus 2:13).
Pilgrims, Travelers and Citizens
We have no permanent citizenship in this world. Though I hold an official passport that declares me a citizen of the United States, the reality is that, as a Christian, my citizenship is in heaven.