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I really goofed up a sermon once. (Maybe more than once, but this particular incident stands out in my memory.)
In a seminary class, I preached a prepared sermon that came straight from my heart for the assigned text, Mark 10:13-16, on Jesus blessing the little children.
I spoke at length…
Mar, 24, 2010 0
In each issue, a forum of pastors, laity, theologians, and church leaders respond to your questions on subjects such as doctrine, theology, Christian living, and the church. Send your questions to Holiness Today, Church of the Nazarene Global Ministry Center, 17001 Prairie Star Parkway, Lenexa, KS…
Mar, 24, 2010 0
Have you ever been caught off guard in life? The first words out of your mouth in such times may have been, "Where in the world did that come from?"
Most of us have been in such places. As I observe the experiences of good people going through challenging times, these thoughts arise in my mind…
Mar, 24, 2010 0
A common way that non-religious or even newly converted people talk about salvation involves the phrase “finding God.” It is not a bad sentiment. It expresses the fact that we are all on a journey of discovery in our lives, and we search until those needs are satisfied. As Christians, we recognize…
Mar, 24, 2010 0
Receiving new members into the Church of the Nazarene was one of the highlights of my 38 years in pastoral ministry. The joy of expanding the Body of Christ takes on names and faces as new believers become family in the local church. The rite of membership embodies great meaning through sacred…
Mar, 24, 2010 0
HT: Share the first impressions of what you witnessed in Haiti.
JKW: The seminary sits on a hill in Petionville, about 10 to 15 miles from the epicenter of the quake. As we looked over the valley, the hills turned to dust. We could hear people crying out in the aftermath of the quake. | Some, I am…
Mar, 24, 2010 0
Daphne Mathebula lives in Johannesburg, South Africa, where she is the Africa regional coordinator for Sunday School and Discipleship Ministries International (SDMI) and Connecting a New Generation. Born in Ventersdorp, Free State, and raised in Soweto, Johannesburg, she was ordained in 1993. She…
Mar, 24, 2010 0
Christ is risen! He is risen indeed!
These words echo around the world on Easter Sunday. The name "Sunday" obscures the point, but it's clearer in some languages—Russians call Sunday "voskresen'e," simply meaning "resurrection." Every Sunday there is a resurrection celebration.
These words, "…
Mar, 24, 2010 0
Christ is risen! He is risen indeed!
These words echo around the world on Easter Sunday. The name "Sunday" obscures the point, but it's clearer in some languages—Russians call Sunday "voskresen'e," simply meaning "resurrection." Every Sunday there is a resurrection celebration.
These words, "…
Mar, 24, 2010 0
Editor's note: Holiness Today recognizes and affirms the fact that women and men serve as clergy. However, this article is directed toward the wives of male ministers because it is based on feedback received at a conference for women married to pastors.
'Love always protects, always trusts,…