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Sep, 26, 2011 0
Nate cautiously approached his pastor one day and admitted, "I'm not sure what the problem is. I feel empty inside."
This confession concerned his pastor considerably since Nate was one of her most faithful laypersons. Whenever the pastor called a meeting or needed something done around the…
Sep, 26, 2011 0
Nate cautiously approached his pastor one day and admitted, "I'm not sure what the problem is. I feel empty inside."
This confession concerned his pastor considerably since Nate was one of her most faithful laypersons. Whenever the pastor called a meeting or needed something done around the…
Sep, 26, 2011 0
The year 2011 marks the 400th anniversary of the King James Version (KJV) of the Bible. No other translation of the Bible has sold as many copies nor has been read by as many people as the KJV. In many ways it is the most influential translation of the Bible ever made. However, it began in conflict…
Sep, 18, 2011 0
"I was wondering if there's any chance of having some counseling or finding some sort of help?" the newspaper reported the young man asking the judge. After two weeks of sensing God's thumb in my back I finally wrote and asked if the young man would allow me to visit him at our county jail. Bryce's…
Sep, 18, 2011 0
During the summer, I love to spend time in my garden. Picking off the old, dead flower heads so that new ones can grow or stepping into my flowerbeds, I water the plants the sprinklers don't reach. It is still surprising to me that I can have such fun pruning my crape myrtles and rose bushes. Even…
Sep, 18, 2011 0
The party was huge. It was, after all, the 50th birthday for both my wife and me. We celebrated in our church's gym with our friends. Since that milestone day, I have noticed that I think more often about words like "legacy" than I did previously. Call it maturity, wising up, mid-life crisis or…
Sep, 15, 2011 0
In August I completed my first two years as general superintendent. Africa was my initial regional jurisdiction assignment, and I fell in love with its people. The Church of the Nazarene on that continent is growing and maturing, with over 511,373 members not including children and most of the…
Sep, 12, 2011 0
Our pastor at Bowling Green, Kentucky, First Church of the Nazarene, Gary Curry, has been preaching for over three years about relationships and how we need each other. It has slowly been impacting me. What can I do to reach out to others? Do I really know my neighbors?
My wife, Gwen, and I have…
Sep, 11, 2011 0
"Would you like to come to an Amish Inn in Ohio for a prayer retreat?" The caller was Beth Coppedge, whom I had met at a retreat in Ohio a couple years earlier. About all I knew about Beth was that she led Titus Women's Ministries and her father was Dennis Kinlaw who has served as Asbury College's…
Aug, 21, 2011 0
Q: How are we really supposed to approach God in prayer? When it comes to personal prayer, is there at least one right answer, a simple and profound approach that we can renew our minds with?
A: May I begin with a very vulnerable confession? I am not yet satisfied with my personal prayer life. I…