Called to the nations. Mesoamerica GENESIS & Missions Mobilization Coord. for Church of the Nazarene. Host of Worthless Servants + Siervos Inútiles podcasts.
"Jesus as the Word made flesh means take it or leave it: in this life, death, life, God finally manages to say what God is and what human is. It means: just as your words have you in them—your breath, spirit, power, hiddenness—so Jesus has God in him." - Frederick Buechner
"Together, through God’s grace, we can continue to meet the needs of the world and bring the message of Christ to those who have not yet heard.
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"Juntos, a través de la gracia de Dios, podemos continuar satisfaciendo las necesidades del mundo y llevando el mensaje de Cristo a aquellos que aún no lo han escuchado.
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(4/4) "...I think of the Spanish word, anhelo, or longing. Advent is when the church can no longer contain its unbearable, unfilled desire and the cry of anhelo bursts forth: Maranatha! Come Lord Jesus! O Come, O Come Emmanuel."
(1/4) Heidi Neumark, pastor of Transfiguration Lutheran Church, reflecting on the beginning of #Advent, amidst the poverty and violence in her South Bronx neighborhood:
"The distance between the world as it is and the world as it should be tears at my heart...
(3/4) "...I might not feel full of the Spirit, even though it is Pentecost and the liturgy spins out fiery gusts of ecstasy. But during Advent, I am always in sync with the season. Advent unfailingly embraces and comprehends my reality..."
"The extraordinary thing that is about to happen is matched only by the extraordinary moment just before it happens. Advent is the name of that moment." - Frederick Buechner
"Faith is the word that describes the direction our feet start moving when we find that we are loved. Faith is stepping out into the unknown with nothing to guide us but a hand just beyond our grasp." --Frederick Buechner
If you know him, you know he will keep chugging in ministry in a variety of ways, but for now we say, “You have left a legacy, Clark Armstrong. Thanks for your obedience to the call and your commitment to Christ and his Church.” I’m proud to be your son!
Today my dad officially retired from pastoral ministry (although we all have our doubts 😀). He preached 44 minutes - one for each of his 44 years of ministry so far.
Today my dad officially retired from pastoral ministry (although we all have our doubts 😀). He preached 44 minutes - one for each of his 44 years of ministry so far.
"It seems to me that more often than not the parables can be read as high and holy jokes about God and about man and about the Gospel itself as the highest and holiest joke of them all." --Frederick Buechner
"The discarded chip has become the portal to the world wide web.
The insignificant bolt has become the linchpin of history.
The unwanted penny has tipped the scales of justice toward redemption.
The homeless itinerant rabbi from no-where-special has become the Messiah."
“The stone the builders rejected has become the chief cornerstone.
The runt of the litter has become the pride of the pack.
The piece of scrap metal has become the eternal engine firing on all cylinders." — https://t.co/ZFaeGwm4lp