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Author: Carlos Alonso Vargas

Pentecost: The Promised Fulfilled

27th May 2025 Carlos Alonso Vargas Leave a comment

Pentecost is one of the most prominent feasts in many Christian churches around the world. But what is Pentecost, and…

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Let the Word of Christ Transform You

27th January 2025 Carlos Alonso Vargas Leave a comment

In his letter to the Romans, Paul the Apostle writes,  “Faith comes from hearing, and hearing through the word of…

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Today a Savior Has Been Born to You

24th December 2024 Carlos Alonso Vargas Leave a comment

When I was in my third year of studies at the University of Costa Rica, I took my first course…

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Why Do Jesus’ Teachings About the End of the World Seem Problematic to Some Christians?

22nd November 2024 Carlos Alonso Vargas Leave a comment

A few years ago, at the end of November, I saw a high profile Catholic leader “apologize” on social media…

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Faith and Hearing the Word of Christ 

24th January 2024 Carlos Alonso Vargas Leave a comment

In his letter to the Romans, Paul writes, “Faith comes from hearing, and hearing through the word of Christ.”  Romans…

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“Day of Wrath” or “Blessed Hope”?

24th November 2023 Carlos Alonso Vargas Leave a comment

Historically, when Christians have reflected on the end of the world, the last day and the Last Judgment, they have…

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Can You Imagine What Pentecost Was Really Like? 

17th May 2023 Carlos Alonso Vargas Leave a comment

«When the day of Pentecost arrived, they were all together in one place. And suddenly there came from heaven a…

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Seeking the Face of the Lord through Prayer, Fasting, and Intercession

13th February 2023 Carlos Alonso Vargas Leave a comment

What is the spiritual meaning of fasting and its close connection with prayer and seeking the Lord? Background in Scripture…

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The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse

7th May 2020 Carlos Alonso Vargas Leave a comment

I have never read the novel with this title by the Spanish author Vicente Blasco Ibáñez published in 1919, which,…

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The Great Blessing We Already Have – Our Covenant Commitment

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While celebration events haven’t started yet, this year we are commemorating 50 years of the birth of covenant communities. It…

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Living Bulwark is committed to fostering renewal of the whole Christian people: Catholic, Protestant, and Orthodox. We especially want to give witness to the charismatic, ecumenical, evangelistic, and community dimensions of that renewal. Living Bulwark seeks to equip Christians to grow in holiness, to apply Christian teaching to their lives, and to respond with faith and generosity to the working of the Holy Spirit in our day.

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