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Living Faith –
Persevering Trust
“Did I not tell you that if you
would believe you would see the
glory of God?”
– John 11:40
2019
.
Christ
In Us – The Hope of Glory –
Colossians 1:27
“For in him
all the fullness of God
was pleased to dwell,
and through him to
reconcile to himself all
things, whether on earth
or in heaven, making
peace by the blood of
his cross.”
–
Colossians 1:19-20
•
Intro to This Issue: Christ
– The
Hope of Glory
•
Why
Ecumenism and Living
Together in Unity Matters,
by Bob Tedesco
• Christian Community – A Reality Created by God,
by Dietrich
Bonhoeffer
• An
Exchange of
Gifts, Dan
Keating & Walking Together in the Spirit, Pope Francis,
Archbishop.Justin
Welby
•
Visible Sign of Unity Is Communitarian, by
Raniero
Cantalamessa,
&
Week
of Prayer for
Christian Unity
•
Responding to the Lavish Love of God, and Worry-free Living: Is It Possible? by Tom
Caballes
• Greatness
of Heart: The
Virtue of
Magnanimity
and Giving the
Best We Have,
by Don
Schwager
•
Community
of Christ the
Redeemer 40th
Anniversary,
St. Paul,
Minnesota, USA
• Charis
– a new
International
Service for
Catholic
Charismatic
Renewal,
and Jean
Barbara's role
• Mission
and Offering,
by Dave
Hughes, and
Training
Young Kairos
Leaders in
South America
• Choosing
Discipleship
as Pilgrims:
Women’s
Recollection
Day, by
Michelle
Clarence
• Reach,
Call, Form,
and Send!
By Andrew
Davignon and
Peter DeMarais
• New
Sword of the
Spirit page on
Facebook -
connecting
community
members
worldwide
•
Invaded,
and Our
Biggest
Problem Is Our
Heroism,
by Sam
Williamson
• A Selection of Reflections and Homilies on Advent
and Christmas
Season
• “Let
there be
Light” – Reflections on Light, Color & Relationship
with God: Part 2 - Color Red, by Ros Yates
.
February - March
2019 • Vol. 102
[Online
Issue] [PDF version]
• In
This Issue: Following
Christ Together in
Community
• The
Gospel As the Costly
Adventure of
Discipleship, by Dan
Keating
•
If
Anyone Would
Come After Me,
by Steve Clark
•
The
Joy of
Discipleship,
and The
Visible
Community of
Faith, by
Dietrich
Bonhoeffer
• The
Choosing of
the Twelve,
by Fulton J.
Sheen, and Twelve
Men, by G.
K. Chesterton
•
Surrendering
Your Whole
Life to God,
by Kim Smith
•
A
Yes Like
Theirs, by
Mary Rose
Jordan
•
Deepening
Our Love for
God, and The
Trap of
Hypocrisy,
by Tom
Caballes
• Shut
Down by a
Sneer, and
How
Do We Measure
the Fruit of
Our Lives?
by Sam
Williamson
•
On Misguided
Adventures and
Breeding
Spotted Mice, by A.W. Tozer
• A
Thief Named
Comparison:
The Truth
Shall Set You
Free, by
Jacqueline
Giles
• I
Came to Know
and Love Him,
by Esa Vance,
and Kairos
Mission Trip,
by Mark
Nitkiewicz
•
Is
Christianity
Hard or Easy?
by C.S. Lewis
• That
Fair Beguiling
Thread – Prayer Poems for Every Occasion, by Sean
O'Neill
• Holy,
Holy, Holy:
Isaiah’s Call
and Mission –
and Ours,
by Tom Mangan
• Spiritual
Food for the
Forty Days of
Lent: Hunger
for More of
God’s
Nourishing
Word
• It
Is I, Be Not
Afraid,
poem and Surrender
to God,
reflection for
Lent, by John
Henry Newman
.
April - May 2019
• Vol. 103
[Online
Issue] [PDF version]
A
Living
Bulwark of
Disciples
on Mission
“I am writing so that you may know
how to conduct
yourself in
the household
of God, which
is the church
of the living
God, the
pillar and
bulwark of the
truth”
– 1 Timothy
3:15
• In
This Issue:
Being
a Bulwark that
Serves God's
Purposes
• On
Mission: Being
a Bulwark,
and
Part
2: A Life that
Wants to Share
Itself, by
Steve Clark
• “Reading
the Signs of
the Times,” by Bruce
Yocum and
Bernard Stock
•
Living
Stones, by Dan Keating, and Taking Our Place in the Bulwark, by Bob
Tedesco
•
Unity and Growth: Study on Ephesians 4, by
Derek Prince
• Born
into a Battle:
Living a
Christian Way
of Life in a
Secular
Society,
by
Jerry Munk
• The Attack on God's Word – And the Response,
by Ralph
Martin
• The
Gospel of the
Kingdom and
Liberating the
Captives,
by Michael
Harper
• Love
Stronger Than
Death:21
Coptic Martyrs
&
A
Mighty
Fortress Is
Our God,by
Martin Luther
• Young
Professionals
on Mission,
by Mike
Shaughnessy
• The
Eternal Weight
of Glory
Awaits, by
Tom Caballes
•
Rewiring
My Fears,
and
Meeting
Jesus in
Mystery,
by Sam
Williamson
•
Can
Beauty Change
the World? A Reflection by Maria from The Lovely Commission
• Awakened
to Eternity: A
Spiritual
Journey of
Poems for
Passiontide
and Easter,
Jeanne Kun
• The
Son of God
Goes Forth to
War, sung
by Will Cannon
• The Incarnate,
Crucified, and
Risen Lord:
Reflections on
Christ's
Victory Over
Sin and Death
• Let
There Be
Light: Part 3
– Orange,
Yellow, Green,
On Art,
Nature, &
Christ, by Ros
Yates
.
June - July 2019 • Vol. 104
[Online
Issue] [PDF version]
Extending
God's Kingdom
“You shall
receive power
when the Holy
Spirit has
come upon you
– and you
shall be my
witnesses to
the ends of
the earth” –
Acts 1:8
• In
This Issue: Extending
God's Kingdom
• “Reading the Signs of the Times: Prepare for Trials, but
also for Glory, by
Bruce Yocum
• The
De-Christianizing
of Western
Society, by Steve
Clark
• An
Enculturated
People: An
Obstacle to
Building
Christian
Community?
by Bob Tedesco
•
Ecumenism
of
Discipleship,
by James
Kushiner
& A Crown
of Thorns for
Unity,
Michael Harper
• Thy
Kingdom Come:
An
Ecumenical
Global Prayer
Movement –
Ascension Day
to Pentecost
• Extending God's Kingdom as a Community of
Disciples on
Mission, by Carlos Mantica
• Salt of
the Empire:
Families and
Communities
Evangelizing
the World,
by Mike
Aquilina
• The
Palm of
Martyrdom
&
The
Kingdom of
Heaven Suffers
Violence,
by Gregory the
Great
• “Sit
at My Right
Hand” Royal
and Messianic
Psalms, by
Jeanne Kun
• Moms
On Mission,
by Amy Hughes
• Promoting
Christian
Unity in the
Sword of the
Spirit, A
North American
Report by Joe
Donovan
• Bethany
Association
10th
Anniversary,
An Update
Report
• From
Seed to Tree,
and Spreading
the Joy,
by Amin Kurani
• Living
with Thorns of
the Flesh,
and Saying
No to the
Blame Game,
by Tom
Caballes
• When You
Lie...,
and Do
We Know What
We Worship? by
Sam
Williamson
• Come,
Holy Spirit:
Prayers,
Poems,
Meditations,
and Homilies
 .
August - September 2019 •
Vol. 105
[Online
Issue] [PDF version]
Covenant
Relationships
and Life
Together
“I have given
you as a
covenant to
the people, a
light to the
nations” –
Isaiah 42:6
• In This
Issue: Covenant
Life
Together - A
Prophetic Sign
of Restoration
• Restoring
Covenant Life
&
Relationships:
The Lord’s
Response,
by Bob Tedesco
•
Covenant
Community &
Church - A
Work of the
Spirit, by
Steve
Clark
• Our
Beginnings in
Covenant
Community - A
Worldwide Work
of God, by
Bruce Yocum
• The
Covenant of
Grace, by
Peter Toon
• Something
Old, Something
New:
Grandparents
on Mission,
by Pili
Galvan-Abouchaar
• Becoming
a Man:
Grandfathers
Helping Boys
Become
Responsible
Men, by
James Munk
• On
Being
Inter-generational,
by Jerry Munk,
&
Why
Early
Christians
Celebrated the
Lord's Day
• Feast
or Famine,
and How
Should We
Celebrate?
by Bernard
Stock
• Back
to the Future:
What Will
Determine the
Shape of the
Future, by
Mike
Shaughnessy
• Grace
To Be, by
Stephanie
Smith, and Do You
Not Care,
Jesus? by
Lynne May
• God's
Grace Abounds,
and The
Sum of All
Fears, by
Tom Caballes
• Trusting
Doubt, and
Don’t
Believe Your
Own Headlines,
by Sam
Williamson
• Reaching
Out in Faith -
The Woman with
a Flow of
Blood, by
Jeanne Kun
• Prayer
Before a
Difficult
Task: From
Prayer Poems
for Every
Occasion,
by Sean
O'Neill
• A
New Spirit,
A new worship
song by Joseph
Mathias and
Will Cannon
• Homage
to God's
Beautiful
Creation,
Watercolors by
David Kurani
.
October
/ November 2019 • Vol. 106
[Online
Issue] [PDF version]
Compelling
Love –
Redeeming
Truth
“Speaking
the truth in
love, we are
to grow up in
every way into
him who is the
head, into
Christ, from
whom the whole
body.. grows
so that it
builds itself
up in love” –
Ephesians
4:15-16
• In
This Issue:
The
Great
Commandment
and Life
Together
• Controlled
by the Love of
Christ, by
Tadhg Lynch
• Freedom
in Truth -
Unity in Love,
&
The
Greatest Good
that Surpasses
All, by
Don
Schwager
• The
Meaning of
Christian Love,
&
Practical
Ways to Love
God
• Loving
One Another
with
Affection,
Respect, and
Willing
Service,
by Steve Clark
• A
Legacy of
Steadfast Love
and
Faithfulness,
by Sarah
Williamson
• Christian
Love &
Human Desire,
by Mark
Kinzer
• On
Falling in
Love and Other
Such Ailments,
by Carlos
Mantica
• Love Is Love - But Sex Is Sex, - Essential
Foundation of
Authentic
Marriage,
by Tyler
Blanski
• The Disciple's Prayer, by Bob Tedesco, & The
More Excellent
Way, by
John Wesley
• That
Your Prayers
Be Not
Hindered,
by Jerry Munk,
&
Child-Centered
Parenting,
Paul Dinolfo
• From Caterpillars to Butterflies, &
Use
Me, Lord!
by Tom
Caballes
• A
Bulwark of
God's Word &
People: St.
Jerome &
the Bible,
by Benedict
XVI, Letter
by Francis
• Kairos
Updates: SWOT,
Yes Retreat,
Fiji
• Mary
Magdalene: A
Portrait of
Love Stronger
than Death,
by Jeanne Kun
Mary
Magdalene: A
Portrait of
Love Stronger
than Death,
by Jeanne Kun
• He Loves Me - He Loves Me Not, &
Our Agendas Crucify God's Life in Us, by Sam
Williamson
• A
Miracle-Working
Intercessor:
St. Charbel,
by Fady Noun
• On Falling in Love
and Other Such
Ailments, by
Carlos Mantica
• Love Is Love
- But Sex Is
Sex, -
Essential
Foundation of
Authentic
Marriage, by
Tyler Blanski
.
.
December
2019 / January 2020 • Vol. 107
[Online
Issue] [PDF version]
Seizing
Hope in
Turbulent
Times
“Seize
the hope set
before us...
as a sure &
steadfast
anchor of the
soul”–
Hebrews
6:18,19
2018
.
.
One
In Christ Jesus
“There is neither Jew nor
Greek, neither slave nor
free – for you are all one
in Christ Jesus” – Galatians
3:28
.
• Intro to This
Issue: "You Are
All One In Christ Jesus"
• On the Path Toward Unity,
by Dan Keating
• In Praise of Ecumenical Courtesy, by Dave
Hughes
•
Convergent
Ecumenism,
by John Yocum
•
Embracing God’s Call to Love, Unity, & Mission –
Week of Prayer
for Christian
Unity January
2018
• Devoted to Spiritual Realities of
Life Together
in Christ,
by Bob Tedesco
• The Christian Way: A Statement by Evangelicals and
Catholics
Together
•
Re-Formation
Today: What
the
twenty-first-century
Church needs
most,
by George
WeigeI
• Called to Ecumenical Christian Community,
Reflections by
Mary Rose,
Miguel, Rami,
and Arthur
•
Getting
Real with God:
Hannah's
Expectant Plea,
by Jeanne Kun
• Finding My Joy in the One Who Satisfies, by Maeve Buganski
•
When Trusting
in the Lord
Doesn’t Work,
by
Sam
Williamson
• Being a Light
in the
Darkness,
and Investing in
the Best That
Is Yet to Come,
by
Tom
Caballes
•
Intentional
Discipleship
Goals,
and
A Christian Worldview & Age Appropriate Goals,
Michael
Shaughnessy
•
Your Life Is Not Your Own: Summer Household for
University
Christian Men
in Ann Arbor, by Will Cannon
• •
Forming
University
Aged Men in
Discipleship:
A Mission
Household
Program in
Lebanon,
by
Tagh
Lynch
• Summer
Frontline
Mission in
Malysia,
and
Serving Until
It Hurts:
Summer Mission
in Mexico
• God
does not elect
the excellent
but brings the
elect to
excellence,
Emmanuel
Community in
Aleppo
• What Led Me to Write a Book on Divine Time Management,
by Elizabeth
Grace Saunders
•
A
Selection of
Reflections
and Homilies
on Advent
and Christmas
Season
• For Whom the Bell Tolls and No Man Is an Island,
by John Donne,
and Born This Eve, Poem by Lynne May
and
.
Streams
of Renewal – Like a Mighty River
“If
any one thirst, let him
come to me and drink...
out of his heart shall
flow rivers of living
water.’” – John
7:37-38
.
God
Has Come to Dwell in Us
“Your body is a temple of
the Holy Spirit within you –
So glorify God in your body”
– 1 Corinthians 6:19, 20
.
Worship in Spirit and
Truth
"The hour is
coming, and now is, when the
true worshipers will worship
the Father in Spirit and
Truth, for such the Father
seeks to worship him." –
John 4:23
 .
Martyrs of Jesus –
Rev. 17:6
“They have conquered Satan by
the blood of the Lamb and by
the word of their testimony –
for they loved not their lives
even unto death.” –
Revelation 12:11
 .
Beholding
His Beauty –
Psalm 27:4
“Blessed
are the pure in
heart, for they
shall see
God.” – Matthew
5:8
.
.
Christ In Us
– The Hope of Glory
– Colossians 1:27
“For in him all the fullness
of God was pleased to dwell,
and through him to reconcile
to himself all things,
whether on earth or in
heaven, making peace by the
blood of his cross.”
– Colossians 1:19-20
•
Intro to This Issue: Giving
Thanks on the Occasion of
our 100th Issue
• Living
the Beatitudes as Christ Has
Taught Us, by
Steve Clark
• Joy
Unspeakable, and
Searching for Love in Today's Morally Confused World, by Peter
Kreeft
• “The
Glorifier and
the Glorified”
by C.S. Lewis,
and
Spiritual
Fulfillment, by Gregory the Great
• From
Glory to
Glory:
Transformation
in Christ, a teaching series by Dan Keating
•
Costly,
Difficult & Inconvenient Love for God,
& Being
Pruned -
Bearing Fruit,
by Tom
Caballes
• Jesus
the Good
Shepherd: 22nd
Anniversary
Celebrations,
by Anita
Andrade
•
Updates
on Servants of
the Word,
and Brotherhood of
Hope
• Sexual
Purity: Beyond
Legalism,
by Steve Clark
•
Is
Chastity an
Outdated
Virtue? by
C.S. Lewis, and The
Full Body of
Truth,
by Nancy
Pearcey
•
Key
to Purity,
by Johan
Cristoph
Arnold,
and The
Courage to Be
Chaste, by
Benedict
Groeschel
•
Purity as a
Positive
Virtue: The
Mystery of
Christian
Sexuality,
by Dietrich
Von Hildebrand
•
The Unknown:
Reflection and
Poem, by
Mary McCarthy
• Call
and Challenge
of Growing in
Community,
by Alina
Garcia and
Sarahi Anleu
• Youth
on Fire - Fiji
Conference
• The
Unknown:
Reflection and
Poem, by
Mary McCarthy
• Call and
Challenge of
Growing in
Community, by
Alina Garcia
and Sarahi
Anleu
• Vandalizing
God, by
Sam Williamson
•
What's
Wrong with the
World: On the
Madness of
Modern Ideals,
by G.K.
Chesterton
• Truth,
Goodness, and
Beauty; The
Three
Transcendentals,
by Peter
Kreeft
• “Let
there be
Light” -
Reflections on
Light, Color
& Our
Relationship
with God,
by Ros Yates
•
Intro to This Issue: Christ
– The
Hope of Glory
•
Why
Ecumenism and Living
Together in Unity Matters,
by Bob Tedesco
• Christian Community – A Reality Created by God,
by Dietrich
Bonhoeffer
• An
Exchange of
Gifts, Dan
Keating & Walking Together in the Spirit, Pope Francis,
Archbishop.Justin
Welby
•
Visible Sign of Unity Is Communitarian, by
Raniero
Cantalamessa,
&
Week
of Prayer for
Christian Unity
•
Responding to the Lavish Love of God, and Worry-free Living: Is It Possible? by Tom
Caballes
• Greatness
of Heart: The
Virtue of
Magnanimity
and Giving the
Best We Have,
by Don
Schwager
•
Community
of Christ the
Redeemer 40th
Anniversary,
St. Paul,
Minnesota, USA
• Charis
– a new
International
Service for
Catholic
Charismatic
Renewal,
and Jean
Barbara's role
• Mission
and Offering,
by Dave
Hughes, and
Training
Young Kairos
Leaders in
South America
• Choosing
Discipleship
as Pilgrims:
Women’s
Recollection
Day, by
Michelle
Clarence
• Reach,
Call, Form,
and Send!
By Andrew
Davignon and
Peter DeMarais
• New
Sword of the
Spirit page on
Facebook -
connecting
community
members
worldwide
•
Invaded,
and Our
Biggest
Problem Is Our
Heroism,
by Sam
Williamson
• A Selection of Reflections and Homilies on Advent
and Christmas
Season
• “Let
there be
Light” – Reflections on Light, Color & Relationship
with God: Part 2 - Color Red, by Ros Yates
• Vandalizing God, by Sam
Williamson
2017
.
Living
for the Kingdom to Come
“Live
your lives in holiness
and godliness – looking
for and hastening the
coming of the day of
God” – 2 Peter 3:11-12
.
• In This Issue:The Love
of Christ Compels Us
•
Making
the Most of the Present
Time, and The Power to Become the Children of God,
by Carlos Mantica
•
Reply to the
Skeptics Concerning the Lord’s
Return, A Commentary
on 2 Peter 3:1-7, by Dr. Daniel
Keating
•
We Will Be Judged by Our Fidelity to Christ,
by Romano
Guardini
•
Jesus the Coming Judge,
by Tom Wright
• What If This Present Were the World’s Last Night,
by C.S. Lewis
• Emmanuel
“God With Us” in Aleppo,
an update report by André J.
Codouni
• Reconciliation
– The Love of Christ Compels
Us (2 Corinthians 5:14-20):
Week of Prayer for Christian
Unity - January 18-25
• There
Is No Darkness in Him, by
Tadhg Lynch
• Seeking
God More Earnestly: Advent
Themes in the Letter of James,
by Dr. Mark Whitters
• The
Only Person Ever
Pre-Announced: Born to Die to
Give Us Life, by Fulton J.
Sheen
• Community
and the Nature of the Church,
by Bob Tedesco
• Communities
That Model the Kingdom of
God's Light and Holiness,
by Charles Colson
• Looking
Back at Dalej – Kairos 2016,
by Tadhg Lynch and Chris Lewerentz
•
Reflections
by Kairos Young People
• Defending
Your Faith, by Mhairi
Jackson, and Get
Up and Walk
•
She
Will Live, Meditations by
Mary Rose Jordan
• Twin
Motivations, by Sam
Williamson, and Anchored
on the Rock, by Tom Caballes
• Grandly
– The Strategic Grandparents
Club, by Michael Shaughnessy
• Servants
of the Word Celebrate 45th
Anniversary, by Ken Noecker
•
What
Blessed Inefficiency, by
Chris Larson
• Why
Would a Young Protestant
Consider Living Single for the
Lord, by David Dolsen
•
Still
Here and Giving Thanks, by
Don DeSmith
• O
Antiphons of Advent & Praising
the Names of Jesus, by
Jeanne Kun
•
If
Christ Had Not Been Born of a
Woman: by early fathers
• All
Ye Hevinly Operations – An
Advent Anthem on Christ's Coming,
by Stephen Bick
.
Streams
of Renewal – Like a Mighty River
“If
any one thirst, let him
come to me and drink...
out of his heart shall
flow rivers of living
water.’”
– John 7:37-38
.
• Intro to This
Issue: Renewed by
Streams of Living Waters
•
First
Gathering of Charismatic
Renewal Streams Seeking
Unity in the Spirit
Together in Kansas City
1977
•
A
New Pentecost
&
Unity in the
Spirit, by
Cardinal
Suenens
•
“Weep for
the Body of My Son Is Broken:"
A Prophetic Summons
•
Building
Charismatic
Bridges,
by Vincent
Synan
•
Mr. Pentecost: David du Plessis's role as a bridge
builder
• The
Century of the
Holy Spirit:
Growth of the
Pentecostal,
Neo-Pentecostal,
Charismatic
Renewal
Streams,
by Dr. Vinson
Synan
•
Early
Pioneers from
Cursillo & Charismatic Renewal,Steve Clark, Ralph
Martin, Kevin
Ranaghan, Jim
Cavnar, Gerry
Rauch
• The
Duquesne
Retreat
Weekend that
Ignited the
Catholic
Charismatic
Renewal,
by
Patti
Gallagher
Mansfield
and Dave
Mangan
• Ecumenism
and
Charismatic
Renewal,
by Steve Clark
•
500th
Reformation
Anniversary
& Streams
of Renewal for
Christian
Witness,
Holiness,
& Power
for Mission
• Roots
that Refresh:
The Vitality
of Reformation
Spirituality,
by Alister
McGrath
• Reading
Scripture with
the Early
Reformers
• Your Word is Truth: Statement of Evangelicals and
Catholics
Together
• Burning
Your Boats, by Tom Caballes
• “Tu
Momento” – Kairos Youth
Conference in Central America
• Gazing on Beauty,
by Sam Williamson, and New
Springs Rise, poem by Ana
Teresa Perrem
• Spiritual
Food for the Forty Days of Lent:
Hunger for More of God’s
Nourishing Word
.
Jesus Christ is Lord
“At
the name of Jesus
every knee should bow
and every tongue
confess that Jesus
Christ is
Lord’” –
Philippians 2:10
.
• Intro to This
Issue: I Will
Pour Out My Spirit
Generously, Lavishly, and
Continually
•
Jesus Is Lord, by Carlos Mantica, and The Empowered Christian Life, by J.I. Packer
•
Joy in the Midst of Suffering:New Birth Through Christ's
Resurrection
Fills Us with
Hope, by Daniel Keating
• The
Number One
Grace of
Pentecost:
Empowered Life
in Community,
by Bob Tedesco
•
Spiritual Gifts - Manifestations of God’s Presence and
Power for
Christian
Communities,
by Steve Clark
• A
Time of Perpetual Pentecost,
by Michelle Moran
•
The Beginnings of Life in the Spirit Seminars,
by Steve Clark
• Jesus Is
Lord: Impact of the Kansas
City Charismatic Renewal
Conference 1977,
by Kevin Ranaghan
• A
New Heart and
Call to
Ecumenism
and
Building
Communities,
by
Dorothy
Ranaghan
•
A Second Baptism in the
Holy Spirit,
by
Raniero
Cantalamessa
• Establishing
an
Int'l
Renewal Office,
by Ralph
Martin
• A
Life-changing Encounter
Through Life in the
Spirit Seminars and
Covenant Community,
by Maryanne Hall
•
Rebuilding
Walls and
Widening Dwellings:
An
Update
Report
from Emmanuel
in Aleppo,
by
Andre Coudini
•
Wonderfully
Made,
by Maggie Schmidt,
and Heritage
- Kairos
Weekend in
Europe 2017,
by Nate Morrow
•
Outside My
Comfort Zone, and Strength
in Sincerity,
by Stephen Giles
• Intro
to 500th Reformation
Anniversary
•
Justification:
A Summary of
Lutheran-Catholic
Dialogue and Joint
Agreement
•
Faith
is not Opposed
to Love:
Clarification
on “By Faith
Alone” by
Benedict XVI
•
Joint
Statement on the
Gift of Salvation
• The
Spiritual
Meaning of
Fasting, by
Carlos Alonso
Vargas
• Joy
and Happiness Are an
Inside Job, by Tom
Caballes
• The Pig in London and the Lamb in Israel,
by Sam
Williamson
• A
Feast of
Spiritual
Readings
for Holy
Week, Easter
Season,
and Pentecost
•
The Habit of Perfection, A poem by Gerard Manly Hopkins
• Meeting
On the High
Road,
A poem by Sean
O'Neill
The Fire of the
Holy Spirit
“There
appeared to them
tongues as of fire...
and they were all
filled with the Holy
Spirit” – Acts 2:3,4
.
• Intro to This
Issue: The Fire
and Fruit of the Holy
Spirit
• The Holy Spirit as the Water of Life, by
Steve Clark
•
On
Fire for God,
by Tom Caballes
• The Strategy of the Spirit: Charismatic Renewal and the
Church Today,
by Larry
Christenson
•
The Sober Intoxication of the Spirit, by
Raniero
Cantalamessa
• The
Fruit of the Holy Spirit,
by Derek Prince
• The Fruit of
Unity in Our Families and
Communities, by
Bob Tedesco
• We Must Stand Together, Vinson
Synan
•
Growing Unity Among Charismatic Covenant
Communties,
by
Paul Dinolfo
•
Comunidade a Boa Nova (the Good News
Community),
by João
Perloiro
• The Word of Life, A Commentary on the Prologue to the
First Letter
of John, by Daniel Keating
•
God
Can Use
Anybody,
by
Charles
Simpson
•
Brokenness:The
Necessary Step
for Change and
Growth,
by John
Keating
•
Awake
O Sleeper:
Pastoral
Priorities for
Building
Committed
Families &
Communities,
by Bob Tedesco
•
Building
Communities of
Fraternal
Care, Service,
and Mission
Together: An Interview with Dave Hughes
• A
Reconnaisance
Flight - To
Survey Why
Things that Went
So
Well Are Now
in a Mess,
by Carlos
Mantica
• Willpower, by
Sam
Williamson,
and Dead Weight, by Tom Caballes
•
“I
Delight in
Your Will,”
A New Song by
Joseph Mathias
and Interview
by Martin
Steinbereithner
• Youth
Presentations
to Syriac
Orthodox
•
Joy in Detroit, by Joe
Mahony, and Sing a
New Song to
the Lord!
by Aoife-Marie
Buckley
• Spiritual Reading Resources for Pentecost, Life
in the Spirit,
and Gifts of
the Spirit
2016
.
.
The
Day Draws Near
“Let us
encourage one another to
love and good deeds
–
and all the more as you see
the Day drawing near” –
Heb. 10:24-25
• In This
Issue: The Day Draws Near
•
Homeward
Bound - But Where Are We
Headed? by James Munk
• Missing
the Point, by Bob
Tedesco
•
Living
in the Last Days:
A Commentary on 1
Peter 4:7-11,
by Dr. Daniel
Keating
•
The
True God Whom
We Serve,
by Carlos
Mantica
• Living
Together as an
Ecumenical
People in the
Sword of the
Spirit
• The
Work of Christ
– A
Long-standing
Ecumenical
Community,
by Jerry Munk
• Observing
the Week of
Prayer for
Christian
Unity, by
Dave Hughes
• Called
to Proclaim
the Mighty
Works of the
Lord –
Readings for
the Week of
Prayer for
Christian
Unity 2016
• “I
Can Start Anew
Through the
Love of Jesus
and the Gifts
of the Holy
Spirit,”
by Rebecca
Hanssen
• Fresh
Beginnings –
Amazing Grace,
and Looking
for Daniel, by Rob Clarke
• Kingdom
Builders on
the Move –
Youth Mission
Trip
• Empty
Empathy,
by Michael
Shaughnessy
• “I
Came to Cast
Fire On the
Earth:” A
Report on
European CCR
Conference in
Warsaw, by Don
Schwager
• When God Does Not Seem to Answer Your Prayers, by Tom Caballas
• Squeezing
Bad News from
the Good News,
and Hearing
God to See Him,
by Sam
Williamson
• Home
– Our Abiding
Place, and
Anna’s
Heir, by
Jeanne Kun
• "The
Day Draws Near"
– Reflections
and Readings
on Up-building
Love for
Advent and
Christmas
Season
• From
the Manger to
the Cross,
by Dietrich
Bonhoeffer,
and The
Showing Forth
of Christ,
by John Donne
• What
the
Incarnation
Means for Us,
by Steve Clark
.
Listen to Him
“This is my
Beloved Son, listen to
Him” –
Mark 9:7
.
• In This
Issue: Listening with a
Disciple's Ear
•
The
Humility and Victory of the
Redeemer, by Steve Clark
•
Whose
Side Are You
On – Witnesses of the Passion, by Carlos Mantica
• Ecce
Homo! - Behold the
Man!, by Dietrich
Bonhoeffer
•
The
Cross – the One
True Glorification
of God, by
Joseph Ratzinger
(Benedict XVI)
• Disciples
on Mission in the War-torn
City of Aleppo, Report by
André J. Codouni
• Krist
Kiran Parivar
(Family of the
Rays of
Christ)
Community
in Pune, India,
by Luke Lobo
• Community
of Nazareth in
Dublin,
Ireland, by
Brendan Lynch
• Gather
My People,
and Raising
Our Children
for the Lord,
by Bob Tedesco
• Listening
to the Word of
God in the
School of the
Holy Spirit,
by Don
Schwager
• The
Holy Spirit
Reveals the
Merciful
Father, by
Raniero
Cantalamessa
• On
Pure Giving –
and Forgiving,
by Dr.
Hanna-Barbara
Gerl-Falkovitz
• Thy
Mercy Free,
hymn by Martin
Luther
• There's
a Wideness in
God's Mercy,
poem Frederick
William Faber
• God
Calls Sinners
to Make Them
Saints: Simon
Peter's Story,
by Jeanne Kun
• Hearing
God in
Suffering,
and What
is the Sound
of God’s Voice
When We Sin?
By Sam
Williamson
• Standing
Firm to the
End, by
Tom Caballes
• The
Teen Years –
Blessing or
Curse? by
Johann
Christoph
Arnold
• The
Light Shines
in the
Darkness,
a song of hope
and praise in
the victory of
Christ, by
Joseph Mathias
• The Prodigal Son by Rembrandt - Master
Painter and
Storyteller
• An
Unstoppable
Force? A Star
Wars Film
Review from
Youth Culture
Newsletter
by Michael
Shaughnessy
• Songs
of Hunger
– and the
soul's quest
for wholeness,
poems by Sean
O’Neill
 .
April
/ May 2016 • Vol. 85
[Online
Issue] [PDF
version]
Forming
Disciples – Building
Communities
“Make
disciples of all
nations –
teaching them to
obey everything
I have commanded
you” – Matthew
28:19,20
.
• In This
Issue: Communities
of Disciples on
Mission
• “Stand
at the Crossroads and
Look” - Wisdom from 37
Years Ago,
by Roger Foley
•
A New
Identity and
Culture as
God’s People, by Steve Clark
• Renew,
Reform, Restore?
What’s Needed Today?,
by Bob Tedesco
•
Building a Bulwark that Serves God’s Purposes,
by Carlos Mantica
• In
the Shadow of
the Almighty – an
interview with Dave
Hughes in the aftermath
of a terrorist attack in
Brussels
• Pick
and Choose
Disciple or
Total
Surrender?,
by Tom
Caballes
• Embracing
the True Light,
by Dr. Martin
Steinbereithner
• Uncompromising,
Straightforward
and Humble:
What Jesus
Means to Me,
by Dr.
Johannes Hartl
•
The
Growth of the
Charismatic
Renewal:
Communities,
by Steve Clark
• Listening
to God, by Clare Bick
• What
Is Mercy?,
by Paul Jordan
• Families
for Christ Community -
in Vancouver, an
interview with Bernard De
Mesa, senior coordinator
• God
Alone –
Life without Attachments,
by Tom
Caballes
• Spiritual
Judo – Hope for
Our Suffering, by
Sam
Williamson
• Markers
of Adulthood and Its Delays,
by Michael Shaughnessy
•
“Sit
At My Right Hand” – Royal
and Messianic Psalms, by
Jeanne Kun
• Freedom
through Service and Trust:
YouthWorks-Detroit, by
Michael Davis
• The
Glory of Who We Are,
by Sandy Cahalan, and
Kairos
Weekend 2016, by Elisa
Turner
.
Communities
United in Mission
“When
the Holy Spirit has
come upon you – you
shall be my
witnesses
to the end of the
earth” –
Acts 1:8
.
• In This
Issue: Being
Strengthened in Unity
and Mission
• Covenant
Communities – A Signpost
of the Unity God Wants
for All Christians,
by Bruce Yocum
•
Some
Reflections
from the
recent Sword
of the Spirit
International
Coordinators
Meeting –
May
27-30
• Called
for These Times: A brief
history of the People of
God in Lebanon
• 40th
Anniversary of
the People of
God, Lebanon,
a report and
personal
reflection by
Danielle Younan
•
The Reluctant Evangelist: A passage that
explains why
many don't
respond to the
Good News, by
Steve Clark
• Termite
Sins that
Undermine Love
and Unity and
Ruin Families
and
Communities,
by Carlos
Mantica
•
Our
Weapons in
Spiritual
Warfare,
by Michael
Harper
•
The
New Dark Ages,
By GK
Chesterton
• Communities
of Light –
Building a
counter-culture
in a world
engulfed by
confusion and
destruction,
by Charles
Colson
• The Truth
Will Set Us Free: Kairos Weekend Conference 2016, by
Paul Jordan,
PM Graham, and
others
•
Whose
Fool Are You? and Growing
in the Healthy Fear of the
Lord, by Tom Caballes
•
Treasure
Hidden, by
Joanie Nath
• The
Heart of Spiritual Warfare,
and When
Success Turns Sour, by
Sam Williamson
• Content
in All Things, by
Miriam Holmes
• Prayer
in a Moment of Weariness,
by Amy Brink
• Peace
that passes
understanding and even
exams! By Joseph
Thompson
•
BLAST
2016 – Our Mighty God!,
Lamb of God Youth Camp
in Wellington, New
Zealand
• Steps
of Faith: Sowing Seeds
of Good News, by
Mark Jordan
• Mission
Year with Eilidh
Graham
• Perseverance
and the Strength to
Finish Well, by
Don Schwager
• Annual
Communities Football
Tournament – Munich May 2016,
by Pete Coyle.
.
.
Spiritual
Warfare and Mission
“Take
the Sword of the
Spirit which is the
Word of God – Pray at
all times in the
Spirit”
–
Ephesians 6:17,18
.
• In This Issue:
Advancing
God's Kingdom in a Turbulent
World
•
Winning
the Battle in the Long
Humdrum Process of Life,
by Bob Tedesco
• Fragile
Living,
by Tom Caballes
•
A United People in the Midst of a Changing World –
Report on ICM
Meetings, by Dominic Perrem
•
Living
Entirely by the Truth
of God's Word, by
Dietrich
Bonhoeffer
• Standing for the Truth,
by Michael
Shaughnessy
• The
Lord Is Our
Refuge and
Shelter:
Update on
“Emmanuel” in
Aleppo, by
André J.
Codouni
• Why
Does God Put
Up with Evil
in the World:
Wisdom from
the early
church fathers
• Our
Protection in
Spiritual
Warfare,
by Michael
Harper
• Prayer
Watch:
Soldiers of
Christ Arise,
by Alan
McKenzie
• Only
Live Armies
Win Battles:
Pastoral
Priorities in
a Secular Age,
by Steve Clark
• Why
Young People
Lose their
Faith,
by Carlos
Mantica
• Serving
Young People
Around the
World, by Ken Noecker, presiding elder of Servants of the
Word
• Helping
Teenagers Own
Their Faith,
An interview
with Servants
of the Word
brothers
• The
Youth
Initiatives
Story in
Northern
Ireland,
by Doug Smith
• God Is
At Work in Detroit Summer Outreach, by Antonio Leiva,
Elisha
Miranda, Jake
Stoll, Emily
Schafer
• Where
to Get the
Time to Read
and Study the
Word? A
reflection by
Roger Foley
• Only
God Can Fill
Us with an
Appetite for
His Word,
J.I. Packer
• Hearing
God in
Conversation:
Learning How
to Recognize
His Voice,
by Sam
Williamson
• Let the
Word of Christ
Dwell in You
Richly, by
Don Schwager
• A
Mother for All
– Mother Maria
Skobtsova,
and Wisdom
from Modern
Martyrs,
by Jeanne Kun
• The
Cedar Forests
in Lebanon – A New Watercolour Series, by David Kurani
.
.
The Power of Faith
“The
Gospel is the power of
God for salvation to
everyone who has
faith”
– Romans 1:16
.
• In This Issue:
Growing in
Faith
•
Living a
Life of Faith,
by Steve Clark
•
Faith Versus
Sight, by Derek
Prince
•
Faith
in Jesus
Christ, by
Charles Malik
• The
Power of Faith, by
Cyril of Alexandria, and
Prove
Your Faith by Your
Trust, by Ambrose
of Milan
• Arise
and Build! –
Dalej
Conference,
A report on
the Kairos
International
Gathering
2016, by Pete
Coyle
• Beacons
of Light –
Kairos Youth
Gather in
Malaysia 2016,
by Pauline
Marie Belmonte
• The Gap
That God Chose
for Me, by
Alina María
García
•
Kairos
Dalej, A Video
Clip by
Valerie
Angeles,
Ligaya
Community,
Manila
•
Our
Ecumenical
Call &
Mission as the
Sword of the
Spirit:
A short video
presentation
• “Rebuild
My House,”
by Father
Raniero
Cantalamessa “Rebuild My House,” by Father Raniero
Cantalamessa
• From
Conflict to
Communion:
Lutheran-Catholic
Commemoration
of the
Reformation in
2017
• An
Ecumenical
Prayer for
Renewal and
Reconciliation
•
Re-Formation:
Being
Conformed to
the Image of
Christ, by
J.I. Packer
• Daughter,
Take Courage,
and Your
Faith Has Made
You Well,
meditations by
Mary Rose
Jordan
•
It Is Not the Mountains We
Conquer – but
Ourselves,
by Roger Foley
• Video
Highlights
from Sword of
the Spirit
International
Coordinators
Meetings 2016
•
Our
Plans –
God's Plans, by Sam
Williamson
• Hearing
God in Conversation, book
review by Don Schwager
•
Wearing Spiritual Blinders,
and Living
in the
Crucible of
Humility,
by Tom
Caballes
•
Have
You Been
Tested Lately,
by Jerry Munk
•
Seeking
for Jerusalem,
a poem by Pete
Coyle
.
Living for the
Kingdom to Come
“Live
your lives in holiness
and godliness – looking
for and hastening the
coming of the day of
God” – 2 Peter 3:11-12
.
• In This Issue:The Love
of Christ Compels Us
•
Making
the Most of the Present
Time, and The Power to Become the Children of God,
by Carlos Mantica
•
Reply to the
Skeptics Concerning the Lord’s
Return, A Commentary
on 2 Peter 3:1-7, by Dr. Daniel
Keating
•
We Will Be Judged by Our Fidelity to Christ,
by Romano
Guardini
•
Jesus the Coming Judge,
by Tom Wright
• What If This Present Were the World’s Last Night,
by C.S. Lewis
• Emmanuel
“God With Us” in Aleppo,
an update report by André J.
Codouni
2015
Jesus Christ
– Hope for All Peoples
“He will cause
justice to be victorious –
and his name will be the
hope of all the world”
- Matthew
12:20,21 (NLT)
• In
This Issue: What do we hope
for?
•
The Promise of the Lord’s
Return, by Daniel
Keating
•
When Heaven Explodes with
Color: We Await Our
Blessed Hope, by John
Yocum
•
“I Stand at the Door and
Knock,” An Advent
Sermon by Dietrich
Bonhoeffer
•
Citizens
of Heaven, by Corrie
Ten Boom
•
Prayer is the Language of Hope,
by Christoph Schonborn
•
The
Prayer of the Ever-living
Christ, by Edith Stein
•
Community Is a Sign of the
Coming Kingdom, by Eberhard
Arnold
• A
Community of Disciples on
Mission, by Bob Tedesco
•
Week
of Prayer for Christian Unity
• Training
for Kairos Mission, by Paul
Jordan, John Mamonluk, Christine
Doyle, B.McGlinchey, C.Holmes
• Bible
Week: Learning and Growing
Together, by Mark
McMorrow, Mary McCarthy, and
Karl Ghosn
• We’re
All Adolescents Now,
and From
Here to Maturity, by
Tom Bergler
• What
Is Wrong with the
World? I Am and You
Are!, by Tom
Caballes
•
Hearing
God in Meditation
, and Spiritual
Lobotomy, by
Sam Williamson
•
Whole Likeness
Are We? Being
Formed in the
Character of
Christ, by
Don Schwager
• God
in the Manger
at Bethlehem,
An Advent /
Christmas
Sermon by
Dietrich
Bonhoeffer
•
You
Shall Call his
Name Jesus,
and Jesus:
A Portrait of
Humility,
by Jeanne Kun
Christ’s
Compelling Love
The love
of Christ compels us...to
live no longer for
ourselves
but for him who died for
our sake and was raised
–2 Cor.
5:14-15
• In
This Issue: To Love Him and
to Make Him Loved
•
Controlled by the Love of
Christ, by Tadhg Lynch
•
The Fire of Christ’s Love
and Why Did Jesus Die for
Our Sins? by Raniero
Cantalamessa
•
The Spark of Divine Love
within You, by Basil
the Great
•
Make
your Love as Big as the
World, by Augustine of
Hippo
•
Is Your Life Christ-Centered
or Self-Centered, by Bob
Tedesco
•
A Disciple's Yoke, by
Bruce Yocum
•
Going Against the Tide,
by John Keating
•
The Call and Fruit of
Perseverance, by Bernhard
Stock
•
Forgiveness and Reconciliation
With One Another, by
Carlos Mantica
•
The Readiness to Change,
by Dietrich von Hildebrand
•
“Were you there when they
crucified my Lord?” by
Raniero Cantalamessa
•
Proclaiming the Gospel
Message in the Power of the
Holy Spirit, by Sue
Cummins
•
New Kairos Gap Base in Glasgow,
by PM Graham
•
Obeying
God’s Call to Mission, by
James DeSpelder
•
My Mission Year Experience in
Belgium, by Sara Fonseca
•
Receiving
a Fresh Outpouring of the Holy
Spirit, by James Mead
• “I’m
Scared of God,” and What
Is the Essence of Worship?
by Sam Williamson
• Wide
and Easy vs. Narrow and Hard,
and Lead
Us Not Into Temptation, by
Tom Caballes
•
iPhone/iPad App & Android
App for Daily Scripture
Meditations, by Don Schwager
/ Servants of the Word
• Spiritual
Reading Resources for the Forty
Days of Lent
Love Unto
Death
“And they
have conquered him by the
blood of the Lamb and by
the word of their
testimony, for they loved
not their lives even unto
death.” (Revelation 12:11)
•
In This Issue: The Love that
Conquers All
•
Love
All Surpassing in Death and
Life, reflections by
Dave Quintana
• A
Love Unto Death: Jesus'
Journey to the Cross,
by Jeanne Kun
• The
Throne of Love and Tree of
Life, reflections from
early Christian writers
•
A Spring
Day, by Tadhg
Lynch
• Called by
Grace to Follow
Jesus, by
Dietrich Bonhoeffer
•
Martyrdom
Throughout the
Length of Days,
A
New Ecumenism of
Blood, by
Christian authors
• Cross-bearers
of the King,
by Richard
Wurmbrand
• Miles
Ahead, by
Bob Tedesco
•
The
Lord of Life
and Death,
by Carlos
Mantica
•
Redeemed
for Eternity,
by Raniero
Cantalamessa
•
Power
of the Spirit
in
Evangelization,
by Sue Cummins
•
Orthodox, Protestants, Roman
Catholics: What Basis for
Cooperation? by Steve
Clark
•
An Anglican in Rome:
Reflection on an Ecumenical
Meeting for Consecrated
Persons, by Andy Pettman
•
Reflections on the Progression
of Family Erosion and What We
Can Do, by
Roger Foley
•
The
Importance of Taking Time to
Build Special Memories, by
Roger Foley
•
Every Child Is a Thought of God,
by Eberhard Arnold
•
The Adventure in Detroit that
Changed my Life, by Peter
Mayoros
•
Power for Mission, by Joelle
Mok and Gregory Potter
•
Edults and the Legacy Conference,
by Michael Shaughnessy
•
Stressed? Rest in God, and Riches
and Investments that Really
Matter by Tom Caballes
•
Shame is Nothing to be Ashamed
of, and
The Self-Love Trap, by Sam
Williamson
•
The Harrowing of Hell: Jesus'
Descent into Hades, by Don
Schwager
•
God's
Grandeur, by Gerard Manly
Hopkins
Baptized in
the Holy Spirit
“He
will baptize you with the
Holy Spirit and with fire” – Luke 3:16
•
In This Issue: Why God
Wants Every Christian to
Be Filled with the Holy
Spirit
• The
Century of the Holy
Spirit, Origins of
the Pentecostal -
Charismatic Movement, by
Dr. Vinson Synan
• The
Magnificent Stranger,
by Carlos Mantica
• Baptized
in the Holy Spirit,
by Steve Clark
• The
Baptism in the Spirit - A
Grace for the Whole Church,
by Raniero Cantalamessa
•
The Role
of the Holy Spirit in
Proclaiming the Gospel
Message, by Sue
Cummins
• Amazing
Grace At Work, by Jean
Barbara, and Sword
of the Spirit Communities
Worldwide
•
A New
Season of Community
Growth: updates from
Spirit of Christ
by Joe Difato
•
Triumph of the Cross,
by Jeff Smith, and Seattle
Community
•
Empowering a Generation in
Mission: by James Mead,
Cathy Holmes and Aagje Vander
Plaetse
•
YouthWorks-Detroit
Celebrates 20 Years, by
Joshua Rock
• Transition
Fail, and
Quo Vadis? Is Christian Youth
Culture Possible? by
Michael Shaughnessy
• Carpe
Diem: Seizing the
Moments in Your Life,
by Tom Caballes
•
Hearing
God in Reflection,
and Hearing
God in Our Inner Being,
by Sam Williamson
•
The Fire of the Holy
Spirit, and The
Gift of Speaking in Other
Tongues, by Don
Schwager
• Exercising
the Prophetic Gifts of the
Holy Spirit: Forms of
Prophecy, by Bruce
Yocum
• The Holy
Spirit Keeps Us in
Perfect Peace, by
John Henry Newman
•
“Come, Holy Spirit” –
A selection of prayers
and invocations
• Have the
Gifts of the Spirit
Ceased? and
Preparing Children for
a Spirit-filled Life,
by Jerry Munk
•
Sweet Manna from
the Son’s Heart,
verse by Edith Stein
•
Godly
Hobbits: On the
Pentecostalism
of Tolkien’s
Inspired Heroes,
by Lance Nixon
God’s Word
Is Truth
“Father,
sanctify them in your
truth, your word is truth” – John 17:16
•
In This Issue: What Is
Truth?
•
Man’s
Mind in God’s Perspective,
by Bruce Yocum, and Our
Mind Matters, by Steve
Clark
• The
World and Its Myths,
and The
Myth of Tolerance, by
Carlos Mantica
• The
Truth Will Set You Free,
by Dietrich Bonhoeffer
•
An
Enculturated
People, by Bob
Tedesco
•
Love
and Truth: A
Plea for
Intolerance,
by Fulton J.
Sheen
• Tolerance
Decoded,
by Bobby
Maddex
•
Speaking the
Truth in Love
by R.R. Reno
•
Helping Youth
See the Truth,
by Michael
Shaughnessy
•
Finding
Peace Through
Christ, by
Jerel Merrill,
and God
Is My Rock,
by Peter
Mayoros
•
Broken and
Beautiful,
by Chelsea
Duff, and
Called, by
Fran Dunlop
•
He Ain't Done
With Me Yet,
by Ryan Corr,
and God
Is Enough For
Me, by
Grace Fahd
• Report
on the New
Movements
Conference in
Glasgow,
by Mike Jordan
• “Take
Me Higher Up -
Being
Accountable
Before God” –
men’s
conference,
by Cosmos
Misquita
• The
Role of
Fatherhood in
Faith, Family,
and Culture,
by Dr. Paul
Vitz
• Father
Knows Best,
and Authority
Under Fire,
by Michael
Shaughnessy
• The
Choices You
Make, and
An
Inheritance
Awaits, by
Tom Caballes
• The
Inner
Captivity of
We Who Are
Free… And What
We Can Do
About It,
by Sam
Williamson
•
Overcoming
Chronic Sin,
by Sam
Williamson
• The
Hunting of the
Bees: Two
Poems, by
Sean O’Neill
• Truth,
Goodness, and
Beauty, by
Peter Kreeft
Speak God's
Word with Boldness
“When they
had prayed... they were
all filled with the Holy
Spirit
and spoke the word of God
with boldness.” –
Acts 4:31
.
• Kairos
International – Raising Young
Disciples to Maturity
• Kairos
Arise! Asia 2015
Conference and Kairos
Iberoamerica Conference
2015
•
Training
a New
Generation of
Kairos Student
Leaders,
by Sarah Bick,
Michael
Potter, Cathy
Holmes,
Paul Fletcher
• Reflections
by Kairos
Student
Leaders, by Mark McMorrow, Marta
Cwierz, Andrew
Warwick, Asia
Mrowiec
• The
Lovely
Commission:
A New Resource
for Young
Women,
• Arm
Me For Battle
by Ellie
Giles, and
Be
Bold
by Kimi
Butler
• India Mission Trip, by Mike Robinson & Fiona Lee
• Get
Set 2015 –
University
Christian
Outreach
Retreat in
Auckland, New
Zealand
• My
GAP Year in
Glasgow,
by Mariah
Waraksa
• Roots
Away from Home,
by Paula Arce,
and Knowing
God Is Like
Swimming in a
Lake, by
Stephen Bick
•
“Hear, O
Daughter...
Listen to Me"
Bethany
Association of
Women Living
Single for the
Lord
• When Less Is More –
Challenges
and rewards of
intentionally
remaining
single, by Dave Quintana
• On the
Gift of
Singleness,
by Barry
Danylak
• “Please
Be Patient –
God Isn’t
Finished with
Me Yet,"
by Tom
Caballes
• Called
to Ecumenical
Community,
by Laura
McAllister
• Vision
for Christian
Community,
by Bob Tedesco
• “At
Last, an Ally
On the
Horizon…,"
A reflection
by Roger Foley
2014
January 2014 •
Vol. 71
[Online
Issue] [PDF
version]
The Great
Exchange
“If any one is
in Christ, he is a new creation
– the old has
passed away, behold, the new has
come.” (2
Cor. 5:17)
• The
Redeemer
– What God Wanted, by
Steve Clark
•
The
Wonderful
Exchange, by Athanasius
and Gregory Nazianzen
•
God
Showers
Us with Gifts, & God
Will
be Seen, by Irenaeus
•
The
Wonder
of Christ, by Origen
•
The
Great
Little King , by Gregory
of Nyssa
• Joy
in
the Face of Death, by
Jeanne Kun
• True
Happiness:
Prison Meditations, by
Alfred Delp
• Personal
Evangelism
- Be open, Be Natural, by
Jim Berlucchi
• Evangelism
and
Service in Uganda, by Phil
Morrison
• Uganda
Prison
Trip, by Paul Mahony
• Called
to
Mission in Detroit, by Chad
and Doris Shellebbarger
• Faith
Alive: Evan
Kresta, Mary
Sarah
Erickson, and Shane
Dunne
• “In
the
Quiet, I have Stilled my Soul”
by Roger Foley
• Captivated
by the Love of Christ, by
Thomas Ryan
• Always
Look
your Gift Horse in the Heart,
by Sam Williamson
• The
Gift
of the Magi, A short story
by O. Henry
• When
the
Well Runs Dry, by Tom
Caballes
• Experiencing
Peace
and Abandonment, by Janice
Firn
• Born
This
Eve, Poem by Lynne May
• Clearing
ground, Poem by Joseph
Matthias
February/March
2014 • Vol. 72
[Online
Issue] [PDF
version]
Saints and
Sinners
“The wages of
sin is death – but the free
gift of God is
eternal life
in Christ Jesus our Lord.” (Romans 6:23)
• The
Great Downfall, by Steve
Clark
• A
Mirror to see Inside Ourselves,
by Gregory the Great
• The
Mountain of Your Sins - Never
too High, by Cyril of
Jerusalem
• Why
Does God Allow Temptation?
by Maximus the Confessor
• Dead
to
Sin, by John Chrysostom
(349-407 AD)
• Building
Bridges
- Person to Person Evangelism,
by Jim Berlucchi
• Do
you say “welcome” or “go away”?
by Dave Quintana
• Living
a
Life of Unity in London, by
Andy Pettman
• Embracing
the
“Present,” by Beth Melchor
• Living
Under
the Grace of God, by Tom
Caballes
• The
Pharisee and Tax Collector: “Be
Merciful to Me,” by Jean Kun
• Stories
of
Hope: Forgiveness
by Ana Aragon and
• God's
City by Mark Petritsch, Healing
by Anna Bode, and
• Home
by Mikayla Pardon
• Discovering
Our
True Destiny, reflection by
Stephen Bick
• Dark
Was
the Night, a poem by Stephen
Bick
• Confessions:
Excerpts from Augustine of Hippo's
book
• My
Confession, by St. Patrick of
Ireland (389-461 AD)
• Saints
or
Sinners? by Jerry Bridges
• The
Discipline
of Confession, by Richard
Foster
• The
Danger
of “I Would Never Do That,” by
Sam Williamson
• Spring
Forward
- An Artist's Sampler,
watercolors by Ros Yates
• The
Red
Madonna: An Interview with Author
Michael Shaughnessy
• Excerpt from
Michael Shaughnessy's novel The
Red
Madonna
April/May 2014 •
Vol. 73
[Online
Issue] [PDF
version]
“This Good
News of the kingdom will be
proclaimed to the whole
world
as a witness to
all the nations” (Matthew 24:14)
• Advancing
the
Kingdom of God: A Four Part
Series by Carlos Mantica
• Jesus'
Teaching on the Kingdom
• Extending
the Kingdom: The Parable of the
Apartment Building
• Three Tools
for Mission: Word, Witness, and
Community
• Missionary
Hearts
– Evangelistic Feet:
Inspired Words from Evangelists
• Tear
the Roof Off for Them! by
John Hughes
• Authentic
Evangelism, by Jim Berlucchi
• Portrait
of
the Christian Ambassador, by
Jim Berlucchi
• Ambassador
for
Christ, by Brandt Haglund
• The
Youth
Bridge – Critical Transition
Stages, by Michael Shaughnessy
• The
Three Greatest Needs of the
Christian Church, by Bob
Tedesco
• Spiritual
Gifts, by Steve Clark
•Yielding
to
the Gifts of the Spirit, by
Don Schwager
• The
Gift
of Prophecy – The Prophet's Role,
by Bruce Yocum
• Fixed
Point, by Rob Clarke
• Mary
Magdalene:
The First Witness to the Risen
Christ, by Jeanne Kun
• Loch
Tarff - Scotland, The
Wind, and The
Trout, poems by Sean O'Neill
• The
Disciples’
Prayer – Thy Kingdom Come:
from the early church fathers
• Resources
for
Daily Scripture Reading &
Meditation, by Servants of the
Word
June/July 2014 •
Vol. 74
[Online
Issue] [PDF
version]
The Fire of
the Holy Spirit
“He will baptize
you with the Holy Spirit and
with fire” (Matthew 3:11 and Luke
3:16)
• The Day
God Went Crazy: The Grace of
the Spirit, by Carlos Mantica
• The
"Breath" of God and Gifts and
Graces of the Spirit, by
Steve Clark
• The Fire
of the Holy Spirit:
Spirit-filled sermons ancient and
new
• "Come,
Holy Spirit," prayers and
invocations
• Anticipating
God's
Purposes, by Bob Tedesco
• Empowered
to Live in Community, by Bob
Tedesco
• The
Holy Spirit and a New Society,
by Jerry Munk
• A
Work of the Spirit, by Steve
Clark
• Our
Beginnings
in Community, by Bruce Yocum
•"Things
of
a Man, and of a Dog, and of
Almighty God, by Roger Foley
• Pharos
Student
Community in Leuven, by Daniel
Spokoinyi and Corneel
• God's
Co-incidences, by Georgie
Burrows and Maarten Baumers
• Prayer
Makes
a Difference in Evangelism, by
Jim Berlucchi
• An
Invitation
to Joyful Witness of the Gospel,
by Beth Melchor
• The
Battlefield
in Your Mind, by Tom Caballes
• The
Cowardice
of Christian Niceness, by Sam
Williamson
• The
Pillar
of Fire, art work by Jeanne
Kun and reflection by Don Schwager
• Pillar
of
Cloud, poem by John Henry
Newman
• Prayer
to
Holy Spirit, verse by Edith
Stein
October/November
2014 • Vol. 76
[Online
Issue] [PDF
version]
Faith to Live
By
“The life I
now live... I live by faith
in the Son of God who loved
me and gave his life for me”
(Galatians
2:20)
• In
This Issue: Living By
Faith
• What
Is Faith, and Growing
In Faith, by Steve
Clark
• How
Come They Never Told Me,
and
From Evidence to Faith,
by Carlos Mantica
• The
Fruit of a Faith-filled
Life, by Derek
Prince
•
Faith
Is the Daily Bread that
God Gives Us, by
Dietrich Bonhoeffer
•
Speaking
About Jesus Christ,
and Earning
the Right to Be
Heard, by Jim
Berlucchi
•
A
Scriptural
Journey with
the Followers
of Jesus, and Zacchaeus'
Encounter with
Jesus, by
Jeanne Kun
• Covenant
Christian
Community,
by Bob Tedesco
•
The
Cutting Edge
of Our Call as
a Christian
Community Is
Simply to Be,
by Roger Foley
• Giving
Our All to God, by Tom Caballes
• Growing
in Love as
Brothers and
Sisters in
Christ, by
Don Schwager
•
The God of the
Locks, and
Transplant
Shock, by
Michael
Shaughnessy
• Youth-Works
Detroit and
Youth
Initiatives
Belfast
•
My
Amazing
Experience
with Detroit
Summer
Outreach,
by Chelsea
Duff
• New
Testament
Affirmation of
Singleness,
by Dr. Barry
Danylak
• New
Growth and
Update -
Servants of
the Word,
Bethany
Association,
and Brotherhood
of Hope
•
Scenes from
Lebanon - A
New Art Series,
by David
Kurani
•
Zacchaeus'
Tall Tale,
verse by
Jeanne Kun
Jesus
Christ – Hope for All
Peoples
“He will
cause justice to be
victorious – and his
name will be the hope of
all the world”
- Matthew
12:20,21 (NLT)
• In
This Issue: What do we
hope for?
•
The Promise of the Lord’s
Return, by Daniel
Keating
•
When Heaven Explodes
with Color: We Await Our
Blessed Hope, by
John Yocum
•
“I Stand at the Door and
Knock,” An Advent
Sermon by Dietrich
Bonhoeffer
•
Citizens
of Heaven, by Corrie
Ten Boom
•
Prayer is the Language of
Hope, by Christoph
Schonborn
•
The
Prayer of the Ever-living
Christ, by Edith Stein
•
Community Is a Sign of the
Coming Kingdom, by
Eberhard Arnold
• A
Community of Disciples on
Mission, by Bob Tedesco
•
Week
of Prayer for Christian
Unity
• Training
for Kairos Mission, by
Paul Jordan, John Mamonluk,
Christine Doyle, B.McGlinchey,
C.Holmes
• Bible
Week: Learning and Growing
Together, by Mark
McMorrow, Mary McCarthy, and
Karl Ghosn
• We’re
All Adolescents Now,
and From
Here to Maturity,
by Tom Bergler
• What
Is Wrong with the
World? I Am and You
Are!, by Tom
Caballes
•
Hearing
God in
Meditation ,
and Spiritual
Lobotomy, by
Sam Williamson
•
Whole Likeness
Are We? Being
Formed in the
Character of
Christ, by
Don Schwager
• God
in the Manger
at Bethlehem,
An Advent /
Christmas
Sermon by
Dietrich
Bonhoeffer
•
You
Shall Call his
Name Jesus,
and Jesus:
A Portrait of
Humility,
by Jeanne Kun
2013
January 2013 •
Vol. 65
[Online
Issue] [PDF
version]
Call to
Greatness
“I will show you a
still more excellent
way”
(1 Corinthians
12:31)
- Spirit-filled
Reflections
for the New Year, by Dave
Quintana
- Covenant
Prayer
for the New Year, by John
Wesley
- The
More Excellent Way, by
John Wesley
- No Mere
Mortals, by C.S. Lewis
- On
Breeding Spotted Mice, by
A.W. Tozer
- The
Miracle of Cana: Wine in
Abundance, by Jeanne Kun
- Magnanimity:
Giving
the best and holding nothing
back, by Don Schwager
- A
Life-changing Journey to Uganda,
by Phil Morrison and team members
- Youth
Culture:
YOLO! And FOMO! Don’t miss out!
by Mike Shaughnessy
- Week
of
Prayer for Christian Unity: What
God requires of us (Micah
6:6-8)
- Keeping
the
Lord's Day Holy: Part
1, by Nico Angleys
- Is
It
Ever OK to Evangelize?, by
Sam Williamson
- Generous
Toward
God, and Giving
It
all Up in a Second, by Ted
Kennedy
- Make
Your
Love as Big as the World, by
Augustine of Hippo
Lent 2013 • Vol.
66
[Online
Issue] [PDF
version]
More
of
Him – Less of Me
“By this everyone
will know that you are my
disciples,
if you have love
for one another” (John 13:35)
- It's
Not
About You, by Bob Tedesco
- The
Readiness to Change, by
Dietrich von Hildebrand
- Pursuing
Holiness in an Unholy World,
by Tom Caballes
- He Must
Increase: Finding Our Identity
in Jesus Christ, by Jan
Munk
- Discipleship:
“Take
Up Your Cross and Follow Me,”
by Jeanne Kun
- Focus
for
Fasting: Pursuing our higher
calling to serve and worship
Christ, by Jerry
Munk
- Clues for
Evangelism: Exercising "words
of knowledge," by Joe
Difato
- Reflection
on Gideon and Being Disciples
on Mission Today, by Joe
Fahd
- Keeping
the Lord's Day Holy: Part 2 on
New Testament, by Nico
Angleys
- Manna and
Mammon: A battlefield that
shows our mettle, by Dan
Propson
- By
the
Way, Just in Case You Are
Curious, by Sam
Williamson
- Honoring
God with Our Time, by
Elizabeth Grace Sanders
- Deliver
Us from Evil: Practical tips
on praying with youth, by
Michael Shaughnessy
- Some
Scriptural Reflections for
Meditation on the Ten Plagues,
by Don Schwager
- The Ted
Plagues: A biblical
art work series, by Yvette
Rock
- The
Art
of Restoration Amidst Detroit's
Ruined Walls, by Christianity
Today
April/May 2013 •
Vol. 67
[Online
Issue] [PDF
version]
A Living
Hope
“I am with you
always, to the very end” (The Gospel of
Matthew 28:20)
• Receiving
Redemption: United with
Christ we pass from death to new
life, by Steve Clark
•
New
Birth
into Living Hope: A
commentary on 1 Peter 1:3-9, by
Dr. Daniel Keating
• The
Resurrection of Christ Is
God’s Yes to Us, by
Dietrich Bonhoeffer
•
The
Ascension
of Christ, by Fulton J.
Sheen
•
A
Light that Never Sets, by
Lancelot Andrews
• Land
of
Awesome Beauty, Land That Can
Take Your Life, by Roger
Foley
• The
Promise
of Peace: Reflections for
Easter season by Dave Quintana
• When
Your
Worst Fear Becomes Reality,
by Myriam Torres
• Dependence
on
God: Quotes from godly people,
edited by Myriam Torres
• What’s
the
Secret of Connecting with
Another Soul? by Sam
Williamson
• Simon
Peter:
God’s power transforming
weakness into strength and
sinners into saints, by J.
Kun
• Syriac-Orthodox
bishops
bless association in community
in Lebanon, report by Fady
Noun
• The
Fruit
of Unity, by Bob Tedesco
• Keeping
the
Lord’s Day Holy, Part 3, by
Nico Angleys
• Growing
in
the Skills of Listening – and
Loving, by Tom Caballes
• “Entering
In”
to Prayer, by Joanie Nath
• Removing
the
Veil, by AW Tozer
• Beatitude,
poem by Sean O'Neill
June/July 2013 •
Vol. 68
[Online
Issue] [PDF
version]
Sowers of the
Word:
“Woe to me if I do
not proclaim the gospel!” (1 Corinthians
9:16)
• The True
No-Limit Message, and Everyday
Evangelism, by Jim
Berlucchi
•
What
Is
the Gospel? by Dr. John
Yocum
• Seek to
Save Others, by John
Chrysostom
•
The
Reluctant
Evangelist, by Steve Clark
[also in Spanish]
•
Sowing
the
Word: Reflections on
Evangelism, by Dave
Quintana
• Zachaeus’
Life-changing
Encounter with Jesus, by
Jeanne Kun
• Woman
at
the Well: A life-changing
Encounter, by Don Schwager
• What
Are
We to Make of Jesus Christ?
by C.S. Lewis
• Good
Teacher, by Carlos Mantica
• Tear
the
Roof Off for Them! by John
Hughes
• Minding
the
Gap: Speaking to Students about
Christ, by Tadhg Lynch
• Growing
in
Faith and Brotherhood, by
Ryan Corr
• Steps
for
Personal Growth in Christian
Maturity, by Tom Caballes
• Surpassing
Love:
Sabbatical Reflections, by
Clare Bick
• The
Living
Water of the Holy Spirit, by
Cyril of Jerusalem
• Sychar,
poem by John McCabe
• Zacchaeus'
Tall
Tale, poem by Jeanne Kun
August/September
2013 • Vol. 69
[Online
Issue] [PDF
version]
The Living
Word of God:
“For the Word of God
is living and active,
sharper than any
two-edged sword” (Hebrews 4:12)
• The
Unity
of the Scriptures, edited
by Don Schwager
• The
Scriptures
Are One Book in Christ,
quotes from early fathers
•
Christ
in
All the Scriptures, by Dr.
John Yocum
•
The
Authority
of Scripture, by Steve
Clark
•
How
to
Read the Bible, by
Metropolitan Kallistos
Ware
•
You
Can
Understand the Bible, by
Peter Kreeft
• In
the
Bible God Speaks to Us, by
Dietrich Bonhoeffer
• Approaching
Scripture
as God's Word, by J.I.
Packer
• How
to
Silence the Scriptures, by
Soren Kierkegaard
• The
Divine
Power and Promises of God:
On 2 Peter 1:3-4, by Dr. Daniel
Keating
• The
Christian
Meaning of the Psalms, and “Happy
Are Those...”, by Jeanne Kun
• Controlled
by
the Love of Christ, by Tadhg
Lynch
• The
King
Provides, by Stephen Bick
• The
Gospel
Is True: Kairos EME Updates,
by Paul Jordan
• Servanthood,
by John Benedetto
• Reflections
from
Kairos EME Conference, by
Kinga Miklar/Kasia Solecka
• “I'm
Not
Okay - Neither Are You...”,
by Sam Williamson
• Scenes
from
the Bible, art work by David
Kurani
• A
Scripture Study Course, by
Don Schwager
October/November
2013 • Vol. 70
[Online
Issue] [PDF
version]
Relationships
in
the Kingdom of God
“Whoever does
the will of my Father in
heavenis my brother
and sister and
mother”
(Matthew 12:50)
• Relationships
Transformed
in Christ, by Don
Schwager
•
Christian
Brotherhood
- Created by God, by
Dietrich Bonhoeffer
•
“You
Are
Our Brothers”, by
Augustine of Hippo
•
Meaning
of
Christian Brotherhood,
by Joseph Ratzinger
• Love
of
the Brethren, by Steve
Clark
• Restoration
of
Christian Personal
Relationships, by Steve
Clark
• Restoring
Extended
Families and Communities,
by Bob Tedesco
• On
Falling
In Love and Other Such
Ailments, by Carlos
Mantica
• Love
and
Tolerance Decoded, by
Bobby Maddex
• Christ-Centered
Marriage
and Family Life, by Bob
Tedesco
• Raising
Our
Children for the Lord, by
Bob Tedesco
• Transforming
Work
of the Holy Spirit in My Life,
by Bea Morales
• Youth
On
Fire - A New Pentecost! by
Georges Farhat
• Child-Centered
Parenting
and Family Life, by Paul
Dinolfo
• Fully
Engaged
Young Adults, by Bob
Tedesco
• Single
Life
and Jesus on Singleness,
by Dr. Barry Danylak
• The
Gift
of Sisterhood, by Janice
Firn
• “I
Am
My Beloved’s and He Is Mine”:
Bethany Association update
• When
Less
Is More: remaining single?
by Dave Quintana
• Home:
Our
Abiding Place, by Jeanne
Kun
• Discipleship
and
Love of the Brethren, by
Joanie Nath
• Being
Still
in the Midst of the Storm,
by Tom Caballes
a
December
2013/January 2014 • Vol. 71
[Online
Issue] [PDF
version]
The Great
Exchange
“If any one is
in Christ, he is a new
creation
– the old has
passed away, behold, the new
has come.” (2 Cor. 5:17)
• The
Redeemer
– What God Wanted, by
Steve Clark
•
The
Wonderful
Exchange, by Athanasius
and Gregory Nazianzen
•
God
Showers
Us with Gifts, & God
Will be Seen, by
Irenaeus
•
The
Wonder
of Christ, by Origen
•
The
Great
Little King , by
Gregory of Nyssa
• Joy
in
the Face of Death, by
Jeanne Kun
• True
Happiness:
Prison Meditations, by
Alfred Delp
• Personal
Evangelism
- Be open, Be Natural, by
Jim Berlucchi
• Evangelism
and
Service in Uganda, by Phil
Morrison
• Uganda
Prison
Trip, by Paul Mahony
• Called
to
Mission in Detroit, by
Chad and Doris Shellebbarger
• Faith
Alive: Evan
Kresta, Mary
Sarah
Erickson, and Shane
Dunne
• “In
the
Quiet, I have Stilled my Soul”
by Roger Foley
• Finding
God's
Beauty in the Desert, by
Elie Rizk
• Always
Look
your Gift Horse in the Heart,
by Sam Williamson
• The
Gift
of the Magi, A short story
by O. Henry
• When
the
Well Runs Dry, by Tom
Caballes
• Experiencing
Peace
and Abandonment, by Janice
Firn
• Born
This
Eve, Poem by Lynne May
• Clearing
ground, Poem by Joseph
Matthias
2012
January 2012 •
Vol. 56
[Online
Issue] [PDF
version]
- Week of
Prayer for Christian Unity:
Changed through the victory of
our Lord Jesus Christ (1 Cor.15)
- Pentecost:
The
Way to Conversion and Unity,
by Raniero Cantalamessa
- God’s
Servants
in the Fiery Furnace – Lessons
from the Book of Daniel,
Part 2, by John Keating
- Say
“Yes”
to God – God's gracious
invitation to young people,
by Phil Morrison and Stephen Bick
- Yes
Retreat
Highlights: Making Friends
for Life, by Hannah Sewell and
Surprised by God, by M. Potter
- The
Healing
of the Ten Suffering from
Leprosy, by Jeanne Kun
- Servant
of
Love for the Lepers of Molokai –
Heroic testimony of Damien de
Veuster, by Don Schwager
- A
Servant’s Heart – Loving and
Serving Others for Their Sake,
by Don Schwager
- On
the
Virtue of Disinterestedness,
by Romano Guardini
- “Your
Master
Is Here and Is Calling for You,”
Bethany Association report by C.
Lewerentz and J. Kun
- The
Spark
of Divine Love Within You,
by Basil the Great (330-379 AD)
February 2012 •
Vol. 57
[Online
Issue] [PDF
version]
- Tyranny
of
Modern Freedom versus the
Freedom of Jesus, by
Gillis Harp
- Freedom
and
Virtue, by Thomas
Dubay
- Freedom
or
Responsibility? by Niceta
Stethatus
- Stations
on
the Road to Freedom, by
Dietrich Bonhoeffer
- Joshua
Takes Lead: "Be Strong and of
Good Courage," by John
Keating
- Martyrdom
-
for You and for Me? by Tom
Caballes
- Seeds
of Hope for a New Generation
in Detroit, by Joshua
Rock, and sharings from
participants in
YouthWorks-Detroit
- The
Greening of Detroit, by
Dan Propson
- The
Power
of Hope, by Sam Williamson
- Freedom
from
Sin and Death: "A New Creation,"
by Jeanne Kun
- Street
Scenes
in Beirut, recent art work -
part 3, by David Kurani
- On
Examining
a Lump of Earth, poem by
Sean O'Neill
March 2012 • Vol.
58
[Online
Issue] [PDF
version]
- The
Beatitudes Are Inseparable
from the Cross, by
Archbishop Sheen
- Quest for
Holiness, by William
Sangster
- Why
Holiness Is Necessary, by
J.I. Packer
- Is
Christianity Hard or Easy?
by C.S. Lewis
- Taking on
God's Character, by John
Keating
- The
Unimaginable
Hope of the Tests of God, by
Sam Williamson
- Spiritual
Servants, by Jon Wilson
- Why
the
Gap? by Miguel Vargas
- Fighting
for Costly Grace, by
Dietrich Bonhoeffer
- Drawn by
the Love of Christ, by
Catherine of Siena (1347-1380)
- Contemplating
Christ's
Passion, and "It
Is
Finished," by Jeanne Kun
- Truth
and
Grace in Jesus Christ, by
Patrick Henry Reardon
- Wholly
Absorbed
by Grace, by
Marcarius-Symeon (4th century AD)
- Purification
of
the Spirit, and Conquering
the
Enemy by Conquering Ourselves,
by Leo the Great (d. 461 AD)
- Landscapes
in
Lebanon, art work - part 4,
by David Kurani
- Landfall
–
a prose poem in three parts:
Genesis, Fall, Redemption
April 2012 • Vol.
59
[Online
Issue] [PDF
version]
- New Life
in Christ, by Steve Clark
- The Lamb
that was slain has given us
new life, Passover homily
by Melito of Sardis (2nd century
AD)
- The
Cross of Christ gives life to
the human race, by Ephrem
of Edessa
- The
Incarnate, Crucified, and
Risen Christ, by Dieterich
Bonhoeffer
- What does
it mean to be a zealous
Christian? by John Keating
- I
Will Build You a House, by
Dave Hughes
- Dislocation,
by Andy Jordan
- Finding
the Key to Happiness, by
Rachel Nevinger
- Road
to
Emmaus, painting and
reflection by John Dunne
- The
Triumph
of the Cross: The Risen Lord
opens the Scriptures to his
disciples on the road to Emmaus,
by Jeanne Kun
- What
Is
the Resurrection of Jesus?
by Josef Ratzinger/Pope Benedict
XVI
- Coherence:
A
Gift of Christian Community,
by Bob Tedesco
- Order
in
Marriage: Does the Bible really
mean what it says? by Jerry
Munk
- Hearing
God
and Controlling the Situation,
by Sam Williamson
- “Speak,
Lord,
your servant is listening,”
by Don Schwager
- A
Great Distraction, by
Michael Shaughnessy
- Defending
Religious
Freedom, by Evangelicals and
Catholics Together
May/June 2012 •
Vol. 60
[Online
Issue] [PDF
version]
- Building a
Bulwark: Vision for Sword
of the Spirit, by Carlos Mantica
- Living
Stones Built into the House of
God, by Origen(185-254 AD)
- Living
Stones Fashioned by Faith,
by Augustine(354-430 AD)
- A Holy
Nation: Raising our
children for the Lord, by Bob
Tedesco
- The
Battle
Is the Lord's, by Paul
Jordan
- Training
in Excellence: on Godly
character, by Don Schwager
- Is
Christianity
a Culture? by Steve Clark
- Journey
of
Self-discovery in Christ, by
Glenna Schleusner
- Emerging
Adults, by Michael
Shaughnessy
- Reflections
on
Belief, by Sam Williamson
- The
Outrageous
Generosity of God, by Jeanne
Kun
- Landfall:
Part
3 - Redemption, a prose poem
in 3 parts
- Spreading
the
Joy, by Amin Kurani
July/August 2012 •
Vol. 61
[Online
Issue] [PDF
version]
• International
Gathering
of the Sword of the Spirit
Coordinators May 2012
• Saints,
Missionaries, and Martyrs
• Witnesses
of Our Master, Jesus Christ,
by Archbishop George Bacouni
• Reflections
from
ICM Participants
• Youth
Work and Mission Challenges,
and The
Juvenilization
of Culture
• St.
Juvenile Church, by Michael
Shaughnessy
• What
Is
a Front End Digger Doing in Our
Pool? by Roger Foley
• Confessions
of
a Man with a Sick Identity, by
Sam Williamson
• Love
Beyond
Measure, by Bernard of
Clairvaux (1090-1153)
• You
Can't
Take It with You: Parable of the
Rich Fool, by Jeanne Kun
• Surprised
by
Zeal, by PM Graham
• Joyful
Weekend
Retreat for Koinonia, by
Camille Chippewa
• How
I
Found Christian Community, by
Lucy Trewinnard
• A
Showering of God's Favor, by
Mark Jordan
• "Send
Me,
Lord", by Elyssa Fawaz
• Digging
Deeper
and Growing Stronger, by
Marie-Sophie Vanderstuyft
• Learning
to
Plant: A Reflection on My GAP Year
of Service, by Rebecca DePoe
• The
Bone
Surgeon: A Life-Changing Story:
Part 1, by Andrzej Solecki
• Let
Me
Start from the Beginning:
introduction to the book, by Andrzej
Solecki
• Plague
of
Violence, Recent art work by
Yvette Rock
• The
Miraculous
Insistence of Life, A poem by
Sean O'Neill
September 2012 •
Vol. 62
[Online
Issue] [PDF
version]
• The
Three Greatest Needs of the
Christian Church , by Bob
Tedesco
• Discipleship:
For
Super-Christians Only? by
Dallas Willard
• Community
of
Disciples In and Through Jesus
Christ, by Dietrich
Bonhoeffer
• If
Anyone Would Come After Me - the
Cost of Discipleship, by
Steve Clark
• Empowering
a
Generation in Mission, an
interview with Sam Geleyn
• A
Kairos Generation Ready to Serve,
an interview with Leah Moran
• Dreaming
Bold
Dreams, by Laura McAllister
• Kicked
Through
the Door, by Aaron Galer
• Only
Through
God's Grace, by Will Cannon
• Fully
Engaged,
Fully Betrothed, by Joanie
Nath
• I
Wonder If We Are All Spiritually
Insane? by Sam Williamson
• The
Bone
Surgeon: My Great Revolution,
Chapter 5, by Andrzej Solecki
• Bonfire,
Bicycle
and Freaks, Chapter 6, by
Andrzej Solecki
• From
Seed
to Tree, writer Amin
Kurani
• The
Hill, a poem by Sean O'Neill
October/November
2012 • Vol. 63
[Online
Issue] [PDF
version]
Love
and
Friendship
A
friend loves at all times, and
a brother is born for
adversity (Proverbs 17:17)
• Reflections
on
Friendship, by Dave
Quintana
• Friendship,
Health,
& Wisdom are Essential,
by Augustine of Hippo
(354-430)
• Cementing
Friendship
with Brotherly Love & Mutual
Care, by John
Chrysostom
• Love
and Friendship, by Christoph
Schönborn
• Christ's
Example
of Love and Friendship, by
Thomas Aquinas (1225-1274)
• From
Father to Son: Things My Dad
Taught Me About Life, by Ted
Kennedy
• Trust
Your Strengths/Know Your Limits,
One
Dad/One
Father, by Ted Kennedy
• Empty
Until
Filled With Him, by Mary
Schaefer
• Finding
God's
Glory in Broken Places, by
Camille Chippewa
• Perseverance
and
the Strength to Finish Well,
by Don Schwager
• The
Spiritual
Quagmire of Self-Esteem, by
Sam Williamson
• Movie
Master, by Michael Shaughnessy
• He's
Not
My Superhero, by Dr. Dan
Keating
• The
Bone
Surgeon: “Don’t Drink!” and
Staszek’s Story, Ch 7, by
Andrzej Solecki
• Adventures
With
the Light of the Word, Chapter
8, by Andrzej Solecki
• Scenes
From
the Holy Land, watercolors by
David Kurani
• There's
a
Wideness in God's Mercy, poem
Frederick William Faber (1814-1863)
December 2012 •
Vol. 64
[Online
Issue] [PDF
version]
Jesus
Christ
– Ruler of All
“The
kingdom
of the world has become the
kingdom of our Lord and of his
Messiah, and he will reign for
ever” (Revelations 11:15)
• The
Son of Man, by Fulton J.
Sheen (1895-1979)
• The
Spirit Prepares Us to Receive
the Son of God, by Irenaeus
of Lyons (130-200)
• Exalted
Over
All: the Victory of the Redeemer,
by Steve Clark
• The
Two Comings of Christ, by
Thomas Hopko
• Prisoners
of
Hope: Reflections for Advent,
by Dave Quintana
• Scripture
Reflections
on the House of David, by
Jeanne Kun
• Jesus:
A Portrait of Kingship, by
Jeanne Kun
• A
Broken Man and a Broken City,
by Martin Jordan
• Learning
to
Love, by Thomas Ryan
• Personal
Encounters, by Finja Schmidt
• Breaking
Barriers
and Buiding Bonds Across Borders,
by Stephen Bick
• Serving
the
Dying of Kolkota and Filled With
God's Blessing, by Marc
Barbara
• The
Debtor
Who Wouldn't Go Away, by Ted
Kennedy
• Waiting
to
Honor, by Ted Kennedy
• Who
Needs
a Life of Purpose? by Sam
Williamson
• Christ
Ruler
of All: Portraying the Lord in
early Christian Art, by Don
Schwager
• David,
Prototype
of Jesus the Anointed Messiah,
by Damasus Winzen, OSB
• He
Lived
Among Us: A Christmas reflection,
by Jean Andres
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