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That the world is changing is yesterday's news. That it is changing rapidly and apparently without any discernible order or sequence is something many of us are trying to comprehend.
From the rising exodus of people in Zimbabwe to South Africa, to the struggling, starving people of Haiti who can…
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Brad Moore, president of Hallmark Hall of Fame Productions, spoke with Holiness Today regarding various aspects of media and culture. He is a member of Kansas City First Church of the Nazarene.
HT: Can the Christian community engage in the world of secular media when, historically, many…
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Q: Why is it so easy to believe and spread rumors we read on the Internet as fact?
A: Most people are now passable, if not proficient, Internet users and have discovered the benefits of this resource: shopping with free delivery, connecting with friends daily, viewing pictures of children and…
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Q: What can you tell me about Nazarene pastors? I am especially interested in things like average tenure, experience, attrition, age, education, and whether we are adding enough new ministers to keep up with the opportunities God is giving us.
A: A recent study of the corps of pastors in the…
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She had been made aware of a great need. She had responded to a plea. Church of the Nazarene leaders had made it known that missionaries would have to be brought home due to lack of funding. With the dramatic onset of the Great Depression in 1929, and the devastating economic effects in the ensuing…
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Many people like to joke that a pastor works only an hour a week. We all know that is not true. When a loved one is rushed to the hospital, whom do we call? We want our pastor to know, to pray, and to be by our sides. We also know that our pastor brings leadership to our congregation, spends time…
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"Our discouraged life turned into a life of hope," Rajkumar shared with the JESUS film team.
Rajkumar lives with his wife and three sons in a village in central India. Over 1.2 million people live in the district where their village is located. This is Rajkumar's story of finding lasting faith in…
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God is at work in our lives. But sometimes that is hard to believe, let alone understand. My husband and I found this to be true concerning our family.
After a few years of marriage, we longed for children. But after seeing doctors, we realized this was not going to be an easy matter. About two…
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Do trees really clap their hands?
The island of Trinidad is a former British colony just a stone's throw away from the coastline of South America. Along with its partner, Tobago, it is home to over a million inhabitants in one of the most culturally diverse populations anywhere, near evenly split…
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Momentum is hard to sustain, and with men's ministries it seems particularly challenging. Perhaps your program is floundering. Or maybe your group is going well, but you're concerned about how to keep it going. Be mindful of these points to help your church's ministry to men keep the momentum.…