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Recently, I went in search of the followers of Jesus I don't see on Sunday mornings. I've always known they were there. There are an estimated 2.18 billion Christians in the world, sprinkled throughout all time zones and nestled in places from the North Pole to the South Pole. While I would love…

Some sermons bomb. Others ignite. I've had my share of sermons that bombed. But this day in Kiev, Ukraine, was different. The meeting hall, located in an office space, is the central church of our Nazarene work on this relatively new field. It was my first time here, and Pastor Vova (Volodynmyr…

Dale's heart was moved as he observed a full emergency waiting room and clinic packed with babies, children, men, and women presenting obvious symptoms. These people often waited a full day or night for help. Dale McKinney, a local neurosurgical and emergency medicine physician's assistant, saw the…

Q: I find a prevalence of people (including Christians) who believe it is okay to live together before marriage. I am baffled by how clergy and parishioners excuse this as no longer being sin. I am recently engaged to be married and have been asked repeatedly if my betrothed is going to move in…

A triangular strip of ocean off the coast of the little island of Bermuda has long been feared by sailors as a place of mysterious disappearances and destruction. Of course, mythbusters have demonstrated that one can measure similar triangular areas of well-traveled sea and find similar numbers of…

Port au Prince, Haiti. Tuesday. January 12, 2010. 4:53 p.m. It came without warning. No time to prepare—not even time to think about a best reaction. It just happened. And in those moments I realized that I was at the mercy of a force beyond reason. I had no time to be afraid or to think about…

Recently, I attended a wedding of a couple who grew up in the church that I have pastored for nearly two decades. Upon my arrival, I noticed how many of the attendees had been a part of our church at one time or another. Being rather shy, I swallowed my pride, greeted each of them graciously,…

During the second week of Lent, I flew to Nashville to participate in several prayer events. Throughout the flight, my thoughts and prayers were focused on a gathering in downtown Nashville where I would be speaking that evening. As the plane landed, my attention turned toward immediate details,…

Q: How can church boards and pastors learn to trust each other? How is trust built? A: The level of trust may determine whether your church board thrives or flounders. Teams that are characterized by high trust are most often also characterized by other critical elements such as unity,…

There have been many discussions, anecdotes, and studies surrounding how the church has failed to capture the imagination and hold the attention of young adults. When I was recently asked to share my testimony, I began to realize the debt that I owe to the church and why the church continues to be…