'Theology is what's wrong with the world,' my friend commented as we amicably discussed a complex theological question.If we carefully listen and observe, we can note a number of frightful views some people hold regarding the role and significance of theology.
At times we can discern a…
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In Over the Edge of the World, author Lawrence Bergreen tells the story of Ferdinand Magellan's brave and exciting circumnavigation of the globe.
By 1519, more than half the world was unexplored, unmapped and misunderstood by Europeans. Mariners feared they could literally sail over the edge of…
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In Over the Edge of the World, author Lawrence Bergreen tells the story of Ferdinand Magellan's brave and exciting circumnavigation of the globe.
By 1519, more than half the world was unexplored, unmapped and misunderstood by Europeans. Mariners feared they could literally sail over the edge of…
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After a promising start as a ministerial student at Caribbean Nazarene Bible College, Oliver R. Phillips (ORP) lost his way and found himself living on the streets of Washington, D.C. Homeless and lacking hope, he came to The Potter's House, a ministry of Community of Hope, then directed by Tom…
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Within the holiness tradition, we confess the transforming work of God that we call entire sanctification. What does this confession mean for our own lives?
This concept can mean different things to different people. So is everyone right in his or her own interpretation, or does this concept have…
Dec, 01, 2009 0
Within the holiness tradition, we confess the transforming work of God that we call entire sanctification. What does this confession mean for our own lives?
This concept can mean different things to different people. So is everyone right in his or her own interpretation, or does this concept have…
Dec, 01, 2009 0
Ready laughter is one of Nina Gunter's distinctive traits. She has been known to tell a funny story or two since she was young, and such accounts usually put others at ease.
Another trait is her "get-it-done" attitude. Throughout her life, Nina has sought to make things better whether she is…
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Traffic surged in three lanes on either side of our small group as we huddled on the median strip of la calle Revolucion in Guadalajara, Mexico. Buses passed within inches of the curb—and our feet—and exhaust blasted us as we waited for the chance to finish our dash across the street.
Sometimes in…
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Trapped in an abusive, servile marriage, Meti was desperate. One day at the river, she ate some poisonous beans and waited to die. Miraculously, Meti didn't die and because Nazarene missionaries Sidney and Wanda Knox had come to Papua New Guinea years before in 1955, her life would turn out much…
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Every summer, on the second weekend of August, the Haw Orchard Baptist Church and cemetery in Grayson County, Virginia, are resplendent with color and abuzz with conversation. Why? It's time for the annual 'Decoration.' And many families, including mine, schedule their reunions for that weekend. It…