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Retiring General Superintendent Jim L. Bond's whole career has gifted the Church of the Nazarene with peace, diplomacy, and a commitment to Christ. Holiness and experiencing a holy life. Those are the watchwords of the Church of the Nazarene, and General Superintendent Jim Bond has lived them out…

Special times in a person's life cause us to pause and offer a snapshot of that person in a phrase. Perhaps the most appropriate phrase to describe the life of Paul Cunningham is radical obedience. These words best characterize the way he has responded to God throughout his life journey. Born to…

On a recent "Take Your Child to Work" day, my son Joshua, age 12, joined me for some hospital calls. I was amazed at how much he seemed to enjoy visiting and praying with those we met. In the third room we visited, we prayed with the patient, and then passed his roommate to exit the room. Near the…

The scene is still so fresh in his mind that it might have happened 27 minutes ago instead of 27 years ago. Habib Alajaji, his three children, and his pregnant wife huddled in the stairwell of their apartment building in Beirut, Lebanon. Thirty people from the building were there, waiting for…

We live in an increasingly fragmented world. The global map shows more countries than it did 20 years ago, and places like Iraq, Russia, and the Balkans still face smaller "break away" movements. Even within stable countries, deep political divisions abound. Fragmentation also fills our everyday…

I believe that Nazarenes, regardless of age and personal culture, are deeply committed to Christ and His Church. We care about its mission to reach lost people with the transforming gospel of Jesus Christ. However, we seem to be struggling with how to connect local churches with a culture that…

I visited a store this week and thought twice about my purchase when I reached the checkout register. A sign on the register read, "All sales final. Absolutely no returns." What? I may freely purchase items, but later I can't change my mind? I don't like that. Many Christians believe this…

Many of us have constructed a private world in our lives that we don’t want anyone else to see. This veiled world could include behaviors and choices we’re not ready to share or discuss with others. It might also contain issues that we want to keep in the dark because they are not consistent with…

Many of us have constructed a private world in our lives that we don’t want anyone else to see. This veiled world could include behaviors and choices we’re not ready to share or discuss with others. It might also contain issues that we want to keep in the dark because they are not consistent with…

Shirley Pieratt sat in church during an evening service, trying to concentrate. For six months Pieratt had struggled with a contentious situation, and she felt weary to the bone. Pieratt and a business partner were trying to buy the company she had worked at for 13 years—Lady Primrose Royal Bathing…