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No two people witness events in the same light. Ask any police officer about accident reports—five witnesses will tell five different versions of the same event. The five groups of Palm Sunday witnesses 2,000 years ago had different perceptions when Jesus entered Jerusalem on a donkey. The whole…
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My dog loves to play fetch. She will go get whatever you throw for her—balls, sticks, ropes, just about anything! She loves to run and retrieve these things and bring them back to me, but then she does this very human thing—something we often try to do with God—she plays tug-of-war with whatever it…
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Irving "Doc" Laird and his wife, Beverly, reside in Nampa, Idaho, near Northwest Nazarene University (NNU) where he taught religious education and special ministries for 30 years.
Known for his example of servant leadership, Laird enhanced his teaching for 17 years by inviting about a dozen…
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One Sunday afternoon many years ago, my wife and I asked our sons what they learned in Sunday School. With great animation they recited what their teacher had humorously said during Sunday School: “Dude, man, you got to have faith!” That has become one of our favorite sayings.
Faith. It is…
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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…