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Q: As a pastor, I am often asked our denomination's official stance on creation and evolution. How do Nazarenes understand the origin and development of our universe? A: The Church of the Nazarene's statement about creation is paragraph 903.8 of the 2005-2009 Manual. The statement affirms that God…

Flavio Valvassoura is field strategy coordinator for the Brazil South Field and superintendent of the Curitiba District. In addition, he is on staff at Campinas Central Church of the Nazarene with his father, Aguiar. He is also a member of the General Board and has pastored in Brazil and the U.S.…

In each issue, a forum of pastors, laity, theologians, and church leaders respond to your questions on subjects such as doctrine, theology, Christian living, and the church. Send your questions to Holiness Today, Church of the Nazarene Global Ministry Center, 17001 Prairie Star Parkway, Lenexa, KS…

One of Bert Bowden's favorite Bible verses is Isaiah 6:8. In that scripture Isaiah heard God asking whom He should send to bear the truth. "Here I am," Isaiah answered. "Send me." In that passage, Bert, an ophthalmologist in Huntsville, Alabama, hears God's question directed at him. And three or…

Ron Kirkemo completed 38 years teaching political science at Point Loma Nazarene University (PLNU), where he started the political science major. Believing a great university provides more than teaching, he developed a connection for the university to the global Kyoto Prize Symposium, created the…

Holiness Today visited with Carlos Saenz, field director for the Spanish Caribbean Field, which according to recent figures has eight districts, 238 churches, and over 18,000 members. He shared highlights of the church's work there. Q. Where are you from originally? A. I'm from Panama. Q. How…

In my September 2005 "Compass" column for Holiness Today, I wrote about the Cali, Colombia, House of Prayer Church of the Nazarene. I jubilantly testified to worshiping with nearly 6,000 happy Colombians in March 2005. Nine months later, Louie Bustle, director of World Mission, was honored to speak…

As a child, I remember having a night light. Many years later, when I became a dad, my children had night lights in their rooms. Though small, these nightlights gave a soft, warm glow to their rooms and gave them comfort as they settled in for the evening. That small light was a source of guidance…

Solomon would have loved the Internet. If he could have asked a computer's search engine to find everything in print beginning with the words, "What I have learned," he would have discovered millions of references in English alone. He didn't have the Internet. But based on his own experience, he…

Everything I know about humor, I learned as a child growing up in a small parsonage with seven siblings. Life wasn't easy, but it was usually fun, probably because both of our parents had delightful senses of humor. Their use of humor often diffused anger and eased tensions, whether caused by…