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?
Author: The Sword of the Spirit
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.
Being Pruned and Bearing Fruit
Are you ready to live a lifetime of pruning so you will continually bear fruit? He will not finish pruning you until you are like Christ’s image – that is God’s goal in you.
Kairos Conference in the Iberian Peninsula
35 young people from the various communities in the Iberian Peninsula gathered to hold the annual Kairos conference with the theme for this year being «For apart from me you can do nothing» John 15:5
Mission and Offering
This past April 27 to 29, 125 men from 25 different communities in North America gathered in Tempe, Arizona, for a men’s leadership conference.
Nobody Checked With Me! – Adel Chahín
Many of us came to community life without anyone “checking with” us, we simply were born or grew up here. Sarahi Anleu shares her experience.