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I once heard a comedian say that nearly everything will be instantaneous in the future. According to this humorist, our food will be prepared in milliseconds, our transportation will be almost as fast as we can imagine our destination, and our food preparation will make microwaves look like…
Dec, 01, 2009 0
I once heard a comedian say that nearly everything will be instantaneous in the future. According to this humorist, our food will be prepared in milliseconds, our transportation will be almost as fast as we can imagine our destination, and our food preparation will make microwaves look like…
Dec, 01, 2009 0
“Magic mirror on the wall–who is the fairest one of all?” Those of us who grew up with Disney movies as our mainstay recognize these words to be those of the Evil Queen in Snow White (1937), who expects the mirror to answer that she (the queen) is the fairest of them all. When she does not get her…
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The emergence of female preachers was one of the 19th century holiness revival's more significant features. And a clear line runs directly from the revival's origins to the Southern ministry of Mary Lee Cagle, the West Texas District's prime founder.
The line begins with Phoebe Palmer, New York…
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My daughter, Cherokee, is a heart thief. She possesses hearts, old and young, that she has stolen with her tender disarming smile and her buoyant personality. My heart is one of her captives.
She is not only a heart thief, but is also a survivor, a miracle, a teacher, and a joy. On planet earth…
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I could not understand why a man was on the roof of my truck, hanging upside down in the window, and telling me not to move. I also wondered why all the windows were open in the cold blowing snow. Then it came to me: I had hit black ice, and my truck had fish-tailed. Actually, I was the one upside…
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I started my day by cleaning the large windows in my study. That is necessary to clarify what I see out the windows as I write. If only I were as diligent in cleaning the windows of my soul. Then I could truly see what's there, without the clutter.
All of us have an inner voice and wrestle with…
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Montana, Bulgaria, is a mountainous area, with its beauty enhanced by brilliant sunshine. This was the site of our district assembly.
This city has been a difficult area for Christianity to penetrate. A Roman colony 200 years before Christ lived, it has a dark history. In fact, pastor Valeri…
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When people meet me and discover my vocation, the rhythm of their handshakes slow and perplexed looks flash across their faces. When people call the church and I answer, "Atwater Church of the Nazarene, Pastor Olivia speaking," they often pause, as though they were caught off guard. This isn't…
Dec, 01, 2009 0
An interview with 19-year-old male, university student.
HT: What's the lure of alcohol?
BJ: The social benefit is to fit in—peer pressure. Most of my peers don't sit at home alone and drink. It's just a way to do what everyone else is doing, a way to connect with people.
HT: When did you start…