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Raised as a Jehovah's Witness, I ran from this religion when I went to college in 1969. I became a hippie, experimenting with everything—alcohol, drugs, and sex. Then in 1979, I gave my heart to Jesus. I was so excited I told everyone how He had changed my life and could change theirs. I started…
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Society has shifted and changed to accommodate the size and preferences of each generation in its own time. What changes are on the horizon as the baby boomers grow older and, along with other generations, exert their influence?
If the changes that have taken place thus far are the equivalent of…
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I take the Bible seriously.
I grew up in a Christian home, was on Bible quiz teams, majored in biblical literature in college, eventually got a PhD in the New Testament, and now I teach the Bible to college students. You might say that my whole life has revolved around the Bible. I care about what…
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From grocery stores and airports, to restaurants and the urban intersections of Tokyo, London, Johannesburg, Toronto, New York, and beyond, our visual senses are bombarded daily. Today, video screens can be found just about everywhere: cell phones, mall checkout counters, vehicles, and even fuel…
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Roberta Bustin can't remember exactly when the ecology laboratory became part of the building that's now home to the Nazarene ministry in Tigmandru, Romania. It occurred some time after space was designated for a doctor's office and before the upstairs classroom became a sewing workshop. The church…
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"I am sure that when we spoke our marriage vows," said Janet, "Bob added 'to have and to hold as long as I'm the boss.' " She was sitting in my office after four years of trying to stand on equal ground with her husband. According to her, Bob never lets go of the reins. Literally.
"He would have…
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Our churches maintain a strange silence about the resurrection.
I don't mean that we are silent about Jesus' resurrection, especially around Easter time. Like the Early Church, we affirm it wholeheartedly. But unlike the Early Church, we often consider it as God's chief miracle in a showcase of…
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Traditionally, we Wesleyans have always looked a little odd when compared to our surrounding Christian culture. John Wesley himself seemingly spent his entire career in the British Isles clashing with the Calvinist majority over doctrinal issues, and the Anglican majority over issues of church…
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I was traveling down the highway in the cab of a large flatbed truck, sitting next to an Over the Road (OTR) driver who was new to my church congregation. Over our seven-hour ride, I asked him many questions and learned about some of the ins-and-outs of the business. I had just asked him about…
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Something has happened in the communication world that is driving me crazy. Robots call my cell phone several times a day with exciting news that I have won an exotic cruise, scored an amazing price on car insurance, or am eligible to receive a government rebate on a walk-in bathtub. Thankfully, my…