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May, 28, 2019 0
“We all know who you are. I know where you live.” The words of the taxi driver shocked me when he interrupted my directions to home upon entering his cab near downtown Daejon, a provincial city in central South Korea. At that time, there were only a few foreigners living in this city of over a…
May, 28, 2019 0
God, whose very nature is love, desires to have an intimate love relationship with His people. He wants us to experience the reality of His presence moment by moment in our lives: “I don’t want your sacrifices—I want your love; I don’t want your offerings—I want you to know me” (Hosea 6:6, TLB).…
May, 28, 2019 0
There is no doubt that Paul’s ministry embodied Christ crucified. When Paul describes his mission in 1 Thessalonians 2:1-12, he makes it clear that his motivation and methods were consistent with the gospel of Christ crucified. It is in the character, the methods, and the conduct of the…
May, 24, 2019 0
“If you want to ask Jesus into your heart tonight, please come forward. Just come forward, and kneel right here in the aisle.”
I was watching the children’s evangelist land the proverbial plane at the end of a camp service.
“If you want to be sure you’re going to heaven, come kneel. I’m going to…
May, 24, 2019 0
As the Candleholder in Disney’s Beauty and the Beast wraps his arm around the Clock in a comforting gesture, he delightfully sighs, “Ah, to be human again. Think what that means!” Clocks, dishes, wardrobes, and a host of “humanlike” furniture begin to celebrate at such a towering thought. They spin…
May, 24, 2019 0
As the Candleholder in Disney’s Beauty and the Beast wraps his arm around the Clock in a comforting gesture, he delightfully sighs, “Ah, to be human again. Think what that means!” Clocks, dishes, wardrobes, and a host of “humanlike” furniture begin to celebrate at such a towering thought. They spin…
May, 21, 2019 0
The day had been exhausting. Jesus, clearly tired due to the physical punishment and the suffering of the terrible night, was taken before Pilate. The governor was accustomed to facing all kinds of people. Everyone bowed before his might. The humble Jew who stood before him was not like others he…
May, 21, 2019 0
Enter a library anywhere in the world—from the ancient libraries of Alexandria and Nineveh to the modern Library of Congress—and what will you find? Resources. These vital resources are gathered with specific purpose: to educate, inform, ignite passion, and tell the stories of great people and…
May, 17, 2019 0
We live in an amazing age of data collection. My computer stores information about every word I type, every topic I research, and every purchase I make online. My cell phone records every call along with every text from every location in the world. All of this data forms my digital footprint.…
May, 17, 2019 0
The real Jesus must always be the central focus of our faith. While we all may affirm this with a resounding, “yes,” our actions and reactions may not reflect this in reality. The mission statement of the Church of the Nazarene is “To Make Christlike Disciples in the Nations.” It is Christ who…