I started a Wednesday night ministry out of desperation to have girlfriends.

I have been a pastor's wife for over 20 years now, but I'm still not over some of the insecurities I have from carrying that label. Several years ago my husband and I were on staff at a church where we loved Sunday mornings, but on Wednesday nights, if you didn't sing in the choir or work in the children's department, there wasn't a ministry for you.

In chapters 2 and 3 in the book of Revelation, the Apostle John records God's assessment of seven churches. The church in Ephesus gets good marks for hard work, perseverance, intolerance of wicked people, and rightly discerning those who are false apostles. They are also praised for hating "the practices of the Nicolaitans," but they receive a poor mark for having "forsaken the love [they] had at first."

Where were you born?
Easton, Maryland.

What was it like being the child of an itinerant evangelist?
It was amazing. Every night, while I was sitting in a revival service, God was always a powerful reality from whom I could never escape. The road was always changing, never boring, sometimes lonely, and frequently filled with the most wonderful, incredible people.

What was your most memorable ministry trip?
South Africa in 2003.

My personal devotional life grows out of a strong desire to be with the Lord. My heart is confidently eased into His presence as I recall His promises: "Come near to God and he will come near to you" (James 4:8a). "Let us then approach the throne of grace with confidence, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help us in our time of need" (Hebrews 4:16).

My time with the Lord is not a routine - it's a relationship.

Recently, we (HT) sat down with David Felter (DF), Holiness Today's editor in chief with a few questions about his perspective on the second century of the Church of the Nazarene's magazine.

There. I said it!

I am a fourth generation Nazarene, and my wife is fifth. I was born into a Nazarene pastor's family. Later, my father was a district superintendent. Every morsel of food I've eaten, every home I've lived in, every car I've driven, every piece of clothing I have worn, every provision of life from then until now has either directly or indirectly been from Nazarene tithe.

Christmas trees were banned in our Nazarene Church sanctuary when I was a child. This was Scotland after all. The Reformation 400 years before had repudiated all that was 'papish.'

The accounts of the post-Resurrection appearances of our Lord have been a source of encouragement and inspiration to believers across the centuries. These moments Jesus shared with His disciples were purposeful, intentional encounters during which our Lord granted them His peace and gave them a life purpose.

The accounts of the post-Resurrection appearances of our Lord have been a source of encouragement and inspiration to believers across the centuries. These moments Jesus shared with His disciples were purposeful, intentional encounters during which our Lord granted them His peace and gave them a life purpose.

I borrowed the title from Marcel Proust's seven-volume novel. A very old classic work it is, its first volume being published in 1913. But Holiness Today, and its predecessor, the Herald of Holiness, are older. The first edition of the Herald hit mail boxes in 1912.

Proust finished his seventh volume of Remembrance of Things Past in 1922, about the time the Herald was hitting high gear.