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I remember the feeling. After swimming all day, my wet head sunk into the pillow at naptime and I pulled my blanket up and sighed deeply. I was three years old. I felt one single thought. I love my life. I was blessed. Blessed. We use the word so often today. We might use it to describe anything…

For five years refugees from Syria and surrounding countries have fled to Lebanon and Jordan. Half are of them are children. Nazarene Compassionate Ministries’ (NCM) Child Sponsorship program steps in through local Nazarene churches to give these children hope. The precious children who share…

Passionate evangelism, intentional discipleship, and purposeful compassion top the list of important ministries of growing Christians. They all flow naturally from a Christ-centered life. Jesus called His followers to passionate evangelism (sharing the good news about Christ) and intentional…

In the dark of the night, on the days when my body is exhausted and my spirit is worn, I am reminded that we are fragile creatures. Fragile and forgetful. We get tired. We get weary. We have self-doubts. We feel the pressure and the significance of what we are called to do, and we are overwhelmed.…

How important is it for the global church family to gather, such as at a general assembly? Is it worth the expense? Kitty Voges: It’s priceless. My first general assembly experience was an eye-opener on the church. You don’t realize, until you attend, how people come from all over the globe.…

I have the uttermost respect for farmers. I am privileged to have some great farmer friends in North Dakota and they are among the most incredible people I know. The dedication and love they put into what they do, their outstanding work ethics, and their ability to fix machinery as big as a two-…

In ancient Hebrew culture, a person’s name was synonymous with his or her nature. To know the name was to understand the individual's personality. The nation of Israel believed this was also true of God. They held one name for God that was deemed so sacred that it was spoken only once a year by the…

Christian believers belonging to the Church of the Nazarene do many things well. We respond quickly to people in need through such ministries as local compassion centers and Nazarene Compassionate Ministries. We educate more than 50,000 college and university students annually through our 52 higher…

Q: How can we help to turn around our struggling congregation? I fear we are too set in our ways to change. A: This is a great question. Sometimes good faithful Christians lose sight of the important things about church—things like fulfilling the Great Commandment and the Great Commission. When it…

Q: I hear our pastor talking about beginning a catechism class. What is catechism anyway? Isn’t it for Catholics? I thought we were more interested as a denomination in getting people sanctified, not just memorizing cold facts about religion. ? A: Christianity is a faith that in its sanctified…