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Where were you born and raised? I was born in Pekin, Illinois. Then my parents moved back to the family farm near Bald Knob, Arkansas, where I grew up. We raised soybeans and corn, and had 20,000 laying hens. Where did you meet Sue? We met as students at MidAmerica Nazarene University (MNU). I…

Jesus concluded the Sermon on the Mount (Matthew 7:24-27) by comparing two very different construction methods of two different home builders. The first builder took the easy route by building his house right on the ground's surface. Not a good idea since the soil was sandy. The second builder…

The Church of the Nazarene Foundation provides information and personal assistance to those who want to make the best use of what God has given them, both in providing for their own family, as well as supporting the work of the church. Also, they come alongside churches and ministries to provide…

"Why is the food pantry box in the corner?" Talia asked.   With deep concern etched across her face, Talia pointed to the wooden box nestled back in the far corner of the sanctuary. Without her extended arm I wouldn't have noticed the box resting outside primary lines of vision. Situated in the…

As we sat in the waiting room just outside the coronary care unit at University of Maryland Hospital a middle-aged woman, who looked as if she had been camping out in the waiting room, sat alone. At one point she shared how her husband had been slowly deteriorating and had been in desperate need of…

As faithful disciples, we are committed to growing in our relationships with Christ so we can be God's witnesses. However, the overarching question is "how" do we become Christlike? How we answer this question will determine how we live our lives. Christlikeness can become more of a reality as we…

Despite all the options for electronic organizers available to us today, the Nazarene Day-By-Day pocket calendar is still in circulation. I have kept all of mine for the past 31 years. My most recent copies do not look worn because they were not in my hands as frequently as those I used constantly…

Jerry Frye has been pastor of the Eldon, Missouri, Church of the Nazarene for close to 40 years. In those three-plus decades, the church has expanded and has become more community minded and world conscious. One way that has occurred is through the church's focus on missions. And that focus has…

As a somewhat awkward junior high kid at Western Oaks School in Oklahoma City, I took a drafting class. We had a drawing table, a T-square ruler, some big tablets of paper, and sharp pencils. We tried to draw plans for building projects on a very basic level. I thought I might want to be an…

On August 8, 2013, I was ordained an elder in the Church of the Nazarene. Some would say that it was the culmination of a nine-year journey that began when I received my first district minister's license in 2004. I tend to think of it as the culmination of a 23-year journey, stemming all the way…