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I have stood in the presence of holy people and experienced an almost indescribable sense of awe. These are not the "goody-two-shoes" that try to impress us with a string of spiritualities useful for attributing everything in their life-experience to God. No, I am talking about real, honest-to-…
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Big tents are often symbolic. As a child, I remember seeing a huge tent with throngs of people milling around it. I asked my father what it was and he responded, "Would you like to go find out?" My childish curiosity was pegging the meter, and off to the big tent we went. To my surprise, it was a…
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Over 11 years ago a group of women at the Church of the Nazarene in Sierra Vista, Arizona, started meeting for two hours weekly to have devotions, pray for each other, share problems and concerns in their lives, and work on projects such as knitting, crocheting, sewing, and other types of crafts.…
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Before a new pastor is ever invited to a church, an interview and visit usually take place. Often spread over one or two days, these interviews may not provide the opportunity to get to know a minister beyond a surface level. What kinds of questions should you ask before and during a pastoral…
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About 90 minutes south of Kansas City, Missouri, and the Nazarene International Center is a small town with more history than future. Like a lot of U.S. towns these days, the differences between these two locations must be measured in more than minutes or miles. Many years ago, the holiness people…
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Jesus contrasts men and money. Shall we pay tribute to Caesar? Show me a penny. Whose image and superscription hath it? Caesar's. Render unto him what is due him.
But there is that which bears the image and superscription of God. Though defaced and blurred, the image of God in moral nature with…
Dec, 01, 2009 0
Jesus contrasts men and money. Shall we pay tribute to Caesar? Show me a penny. Whose image and superscription hath it? Caesar's. Render unto him what is due him.
But there is that which bears the image and superscription of God. Though defaced and blurred, the image of God in moral nature with…
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I grew up on the road. I still remember the numbers of many highways. Route 66 stretched from the Midwest to California. Route 54 ran from Chicago to El Paso. The 401 would take you from Toronto to Ottawa. Long before U.S. superhighways were known as Interstates, there was Route 1, snaking along a…
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Exile is not something we actively seek out as a favored experience or place to visit. Indeed, there is something ominous-sounding in the very word. Typically, exile means being temporarily relocated in a place not of one's choosing, due to circumstances, consequences, or conditions that are…
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The world we live in is on our doorstep. We need to be involved in people's lives, taking time to get out of our "comfort zone" to connect with our family members wherever they are.
Envision a worldwide family. The Church of the Nazarene has a presence in 150 world areas encompassing a variety…