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Dec, 12, 2013 0
Over the last few months I have participated in some interesting conversations.
Should national flags be in the church sanctuary — and who gets to decide?
Is marriage a civil relationship the church blesses, or a sacred covenant of the church that the state chooses to recognize?
Is it possible…
Dec, 12, 2013 0
On Sundays in the Nazarene church I attended as a child, it was expected that we sing a rousing, and I do mean rousing, rendition of "Jesus Loves the Little Children." Enthusiastically, we emphasized the all in "all the children of the world" and sang to a resounding finale, "They are precious in…
Dec, 12, 2013 0
It's almost impossible to get to the site where Samarite Dessuisseau has convened this meeting.
The road, if you can call it that, is dirt, gravel, boulders, dry river beds, hard right turns, and harder left turns. Make sure you have enough momentum going to make it up the final steep climb. Few…
Nov, 17, 2013 0
Even before the calendar says November, the images and sounds of the commercial Christmas season can be seen and heard on television and in the marketplace. Commercial Christmas has borrowed many of the symbols of Christmas while forgetting the meaning connected to those symbols. How do parents,…
Sep, 15, 2013 0
Not to Be Confused with Pinocchio
We have been warned by well-meaning Sunday school teachers and by preachers for generations: Don't run from God—remember what happened to Jonah!
This warning has conjured up Jaws-like images of big fish (or even whales, since we sometimes get this story…
Sep, 10, 2013 0
SUNDAY, APRIL 2, 1916
Many life-changing experiences transpired before Mother and I arrived at the white frame Nazarene Church building on the corner of Third Avenue and Robinson Street in Paden City, West Virginia, in the 1930s. The congregation, organized in the 20s, met in store buildings and…
Aug, 21, 2013 0
A look at the historical contributions of women to the church reveals the key behind this early acceptance of their voices and gifts - the concept of an apostolic ministry.
Anna Hanscome's resolve to establish a stable holiness work in Malden, Massachusetts, led to the founding in 1890 of one of…
Aug, 18, 2013 0
HT: You have served on numerous boards and committees at all levels in the Church of the Nazarene. How have those experiences affected you?
DM: These opportunities have been very rewarding for me, and for my family. Primarily, in that they gave me stories and opportunities to meet people of…
Jul, 21, 2013 0
Q: How can our church help teens to feel a part of the community and then help the rest of the congregation to realize that teens are indeed a part of that community?
A: What do hanging out at Starbucks, skating in the parking lot, going to games, or playing ping-pong have to do with ministry…
Jul, 21, 2013 0
Q: How can our church help teens to feel a part of the community and then help the rest of the congregation to realize that teens are indeed a part of that community?
A: What do hanging out at Starbucks, skating in the parking lot, going to games, or playing ping-pong have to do with ministry…