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Aug, 04, 2015 0
Ana Chosco had no desire to move from the beautiful city of Mendoza, Argentina, to the province of San Luis. But her husband, Carlos, had finally found the job for which they had been praying, so there was no choice in the matter. Her feeling of resistance grew when he took her to the piece of land…
Aug, 04, 2015 0
Spiritual Transformation In the Classroom
Organic chemistry class. It’s not a scene that evokes thoughts of spiritual transformation or religious encounters. But amidst lab coats, goggles, and beakers full of chemicals, Northwest Nazarene University (NNU) nursing student Brandi Johnson has…
Aug, 04, 2015 0
Today there is much discussion about memory and the ability to remember. Countless articles have been written on this subject. Remembering is not only an important part of our everyday lives, but it is also a vital part of our spiritual lives.
Psalm 78 reviews the history of Israel and the way…
Aug, 04, 2015 0
When pioneer missionary Harmon Schmelzenbach made his transoceanic voyage to take the gospel to Africa, he did not have multiple avenues of instant communication to send back prayer requests and family news. Some needs couldn’t wait for the time it would take for a letter to cross the miles.…
Aug, 04, 2015 0
Pastors may well find themselves faced with pressure to count statistics of new disciples in local congregations. Pressure exists to show increased numbers as we work to grow local churches. But too often we forget that every number represents a human being for whom Christ died. Every number is a…
Aug, 03, 2015 0
How Long Does New Last?
When our children were small, we used a hide-a-bed couch we’d received from my wife’s grandmother when we first got married. When we picked up a garage-sale love seat for the den, it became “the new couch.” Even when we replaced the hide-a-bed several years later, the “new…
Aug, 03, 2015 0
Q: Recently during a discussion about believer’s baptism, one of our class members raised the question about our denomination’s position on infant baptism. We discovered there were many differences of opinion. Additionally, some new members of our church from another tradition said that since they…
Aug, 03, 2015 0
How long have you been a minister? I started my ministerial career over 40 years ago.
Who mentored you? Initially, my late father-in-law, Bill Johnson, who was a pastor for many years. He mentored during the time that I felt called to the ministry and in my early days as a pastor. My long-time…
Aug, 03, 2015 0
Paul Cunningham, my pastor during my impressionable college years, often challenged our congregation at College Church of the Nazarene in Olathe, Kansas, to go out into our world from the Sunday services and partner with God in writing the narrative of Acts 29. The first time I heard him make that…
Aug, 03, 2015 0
The “dog days” of summer are nearly passed and soon we will be enjoying the refreshing days of fall. This is one of my favorite times of the year. Nature seems to pause and take a deep breath between the extremes of summer’s oppressive heat and winter’s bitter cold.
In many places, the colors of…