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When I recently visited my grandmother’s old house in East Texas, I realized it had changed. The porch that my brother and I used to leap off of, seemingly risking life and limb, I could now easily manage with one step, not even needing the stairs that led to the front door. Her pasture, the “…
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Last Sunday Hazel joined our church, ending a faith journey that began some forty years ago.
Soon after my family joined the Church of the Nazarene in the 1960s, I became involved in a door-to-door evangelistic campaign. I was assigned to a low-income apartment complex near the church. I went out…
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For many years my husband and I did lots of traveling and always seemed to end up at the right place at the right time. So, why do I have these recurring dreams in which I get lost in some strange city?
This week, my dream took a different turn. I was in an inner city on a clean up crew.The filth…
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Popular music has a history of “one-hit wonders”—groups or individuals who have a break out number one hit song but are rarely heard from again, at least on the music charts.
As you read this, perhaps one such song is going through your head. Some of these songs were so impactful and sold so…
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There is a great deal of popularity regarding UFO’s and “extraterrestrial” contact. This fascination can be seen in popular entertainment through books, movies, documentaries, the internet culture, etc. It should, therefore, resonate with our greater culture when I declare the certain news that…
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The tour guide introduced herself at the entrance to Linville Caverns and immediately warned us not to touch any of the stones inside. She explained that these were living stones and that the acid from the human touch would cause them to stop growing.
It was Saturday afternoon and Janet and I and…
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You have a dynamic new preacher coming and you want to invite your entire community to the event. But you don't know how to approach your neighborhood newspaper. Or, you know your community health fair would be of interest to television news viewers-but the thought of contacting the TV station is a…
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There is much of seeking that meets with disappointment because we do not heed the admonition "Seek ye first the Kingdom of God." We are told in Romans 14-17 that the Kingdom of God is not meat and drink but righteousness and peace and joy in the Holy Spirit.
Now the man or woman who kneels at the…
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The Church of the Nazarene is truly a remarkable denomination. It has centered its theological focus on the critical issues relative to holy living, engaging mission, and growing local congregations. Our Articles of Faith keep us linked to the original springs of New Testament Christianity.
So…
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October 10 marks a century since the First General Assembly convened in Chicago at First Church of the Nazarene. The title page of the official proceedings state: "First General Assembly of the Pentecostal Church of the Nazarene" with the note underneath in small print: "Being the Twelfth Assembly…