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The following Easter Sunday message was conceived in the nighttime darkness of Maundy Thursday, as the members of a parish observed the traditional, overnight prayer vigil on the night that began Good Friday. Somewhere in the middle of Thursday night or of the early morning of Friday, I was…

In 1994, the East African nation of Rwanda experienced a genocide culminating from a civil war that started in 1990 leaving up to a million people dead. Caritas Mukarurangwa, now pastor of Nyamyuba Church of the Nazarene, was almost one of those statistics of genocide. Instead, she and her…

Author and scholar H. Ray Dunning answers an elementary yet profound question affecting all people seeking God's forgiveness and grace in their lives: Are we saved by grace?   The Apostle Paul repeatedly stresses the centrality of grace in the Divine-human relation. This theme permeates his…

When Jesus was asked what was God's most important requirement of us, He said that it was to love God with one's whole being. He added that loving other people in the same way as one loved one's own life was equally important (Mark 12:28-34). Today, the idea of people loving in this way seems like…

In 2008, I signed up for a Twitter account. I had been watching the development of that technology since its inception by Jack Dorsey in 2006. Twitter, the name selected for this emerging technology, was based on the definition of the term: a short burst of inconsequential information. I wasn't…

Q: When it comes to ordination, are you required to be in an assigned position when you are interviewed for ordination or when you are ordained at the assembly? A: According to the Church of the Nazarene Manual 2009-2013, the answer is yes. One who is called of God to this ministry who…

I am a transplant into the Church of the Nazarene. While growing up, and even as a young adult, I heard about the Church of the Nazarene but never really knew much about its beliefs or history. I came to the church through a variety of circumstances, the most recent being an interview for the…

A father took his son to a large city museum, thinking that the visit would entertain the boy. But for two hours his son did nothing but sigh and complain. Finally, in desperation, the boy said to his father, "Dad, let's go someplace where things are real." People in our world today are looking…

Brooklyn Lindsey was an emcee and evening speaker at the USA/Canada Nazarene Youth Conference (NYC) in 2011. In August 2012, she went with a group of youth pastors and high school students to visit the Nazarene Compassionate Ministries (NCM) and World Vision partner project in Mzimba, Malawi. The…

Q: What is a church to do when an older member takes on tasks that he's not capable of doing and won't relinquish the jobs? This person is the head usher who has become demanding, scares children, and has difficulty communicating. A: The church should be a place of grace, which always balances…