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Have you ever felt guilty but did not know why? A mother tells her daughter who lives in another state and works full time, "You don't visit me as often as you should." The daughter feels guilty but sees no way she can take additional time off from her daily responsibilities to see her mother more…
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There is no disharmony in the things of God. There may be seeming contradictions to the finite mind, and some things "hard to understand," and we may not be able to see how we can have joy in the midst of suffering or peace with the turmoil of war all around us. But God has so arranged it that…
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On that last day, that great day of the feast of tabernacles, Jesus stood in the temple teaching. It was the autumnal feast, the feast of thanksgiving, and the high priest stood before the altar of sacrifice and poured out of a golden vessel water and wine, emblems of the blood and water soon to be…
Dec, 01, 2009 0
On that last day, that great day of the feast of tabernacles, Jesus stood in the temple teaching. It was the autumnal feast, the feast of thanksgiving, and the high priest stood before the altar of sacrifice and poured out of a golden vessel water and wine, emblems of the blood and water soon to be…
Dec, 01, 2009 0
"During my training at the police academy, I was taught to aim for the heart or head when firing my weapon. No exceptions," says Carlos Amaza, choking back tears. "I just can't do that anymore."
For the past 22 years, First Sergeant Carlos Amaza has served as a police officer in the city of…
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Many years ago, the Church of the Nazarene had an advertising campaign titled, "Our church can be your home."
It was a catchy phrase and as a pastor during that time, I welcomed it as a useful tool with which to adorn Sunday worship bulletins, midweek newsletters, church stationery, and so on.…
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God has always liked community.
In the book of Genesis, God creates not just one human being as the “image of God,” but two: a community (Gen. 1:26-27, NIV). He then calls this couple to “be fruitful and multiply” (Gen. 1:28, ESV), enlarging their community. Through Abraham, God chooses a specific…
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People are always talking about finding their comfort zone. What does that mean? What is a comfort zone? A place where you don't feel threatened or judged. A place where you feel things are under control. A place where you feel loved and understood. A familiar place you want to return to.…
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On May 27, 2006, the words of a well-loved chorus, "Though the earth may shake and the mountains may rumble," took on special meaning for Indonesians as a 6.3 magnitude earthquake rocked the island of Java.
For weeks, Indonesians had been carefully watching Mount Merapi, the world's most active…
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The radical ministry of Jesus created a much larger, brighter, and more optimistic horizon for daily living than His listeners ever imagined. He certainly did that in the Sermon on the Mount in Matthew 5-7. The teaching pattern went something like this: “The law says . . .but I say . . .” Jesus…