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Pain plays an important part in our survival. Physical pain is effective because it forces us to stop other activities and pay attention to the reason for the pain, before it begins to seriously affect something else. Pain is also important in the spiritual realm. There are cries of pain from…

Connecting with friends, learning how to handle increased independence, and building relationships are some of the reasons teens date. Dating norms can vary by age, gender, culture, and country. Talk with your parents when making decisions about healthy and safe dating. Remember: Above all else…

Editor's note: This is the perspective of an author who has served as missionary and pastor. His voice reflects the wide diversity in the international church. The line was long that night at the chuck wagon as hungry patrons lined up to eat pulled pork sandwiches smothered in barbecue sauce,…

Have you come from a worship service and had someone say to you, "God really was present in the service today!" or, "I felt the Spirit's presence in a powerful way today!" Have you said something like that yourself? Have you ever noticed that we tend to make such statements when the worship has…

Life never seems to happen according to our plans. I have learned that grace abounds in the gap between our plans and our realities. My wife, Brenda, and I were content with our happy little family that included a healthy little boy named Joshua. Despite the efforts of many to convince us to the…

We are accustomed to thinking of water as “good.”  After all, it covers most of the earth (around 71%) and is also essential for health – our bodies can live much longer without food than without water.  Those of us who fish or snorkel know that amazing and exciting things can be found in the…

In a previous issue of Holiness Today, we posed the question: Where do we go from here? I would like to suggest the consideration of five key areas and some possible responses. In order for a GPS to work properly, one first needs to know the present location and desired destination. Where are we…

"WWJD: What would Jesus do?" While it has lost some of its original punch, WWJD still shows up occasionally. Although the wristband craze has waned, the question itself is still as intriguing as ever. What would Jesus do now? Depending on the circumstances, folks have pretty much answered it…

In the past, some evangelical churches spurned any observation of Lent, associating it with "high church" liturgical worship. But today many of those same churches, including numerous Nazarene churches, are rediscovering certain aspects of the historic Christian tradition as a means of refocusing…

When I interviewed Jerry Moen, pastor of the Nazarene church in McMinnville, Oregon, for a chapter in the book, Best Practices of Growing Churches: Profiles and Conversations with Ministry Leaders, he talked about a burnout experience early in his ministry. After graduating from college in 1980 he…