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Dec, 28, 2013 0
Im, Yong-Hwa is pastor of Sungmoon ('Holy Gate') Church of the Nazarene in Chonan City, South Korea, where he serves with his wife, Yoon, Byung Ae. One of 11 children, he was born and raised in Yicheon. A former member of the Church of the Nazarene's General Board, he has also served on the board…
Dec, 28, 2013 0
In 1995, a hurricane battered the beautiful Caribbean island of Antigua. On Sunday morning following the hurricane, a congregation there, All Saints Church of the Nazarene, gathered for worship.
The congregation had to stand that morning. The pews were damaged, the roof was gone, and the wooden…
Dec, 28, 2013 0
In 1995, a hurricane battered the beautiful Caribbean island of Antigua. On Sunday morning following the hurricane, a congregation there, All Saints Church of the Nazarene, gathered for worship.
The congregation had to stand that morning. The pews were damaged, the roof was gone, and the wooden…
Dec, 27, 2013 0
The rain beating down on the roof grew steadily stronger and made it difficult to hear. The temperature in the room soared as it was packed with people, but no relief was to be found despite the rain outside. Faces gleamed with perspiration in the thick, damp air.
Light murmur of casual…
Dec, 21, 2013 0
One of my fondest memories of our son, Brent's, early childhood began when he was no more than three years old. Brent delighted in putting his little feet into my big shoes and walking around the house in them. Of course, my shoes swallowed his little feet. However, he loved playing with my big…
Dec, 12, 2013 0
Abraham Lincoln once said, "I do not think much of a man who is not wiser today than he was yesterday."
To Lincoln, learning was both an orientation and a daily adventure to be explored throughout life. People who are truly effective in what they do generally did not get that way by sitting…
Dec, 12, 2013 0
Love wins, really, it does. But how does love win? That is the question that requires an answer.
Lately, there has been considerable controversy about God's love and what it means when we say "love wins." Some suggest that love wins by finally overlooking one's lack of response to God's…
Dec, 12, 2013 0
Love wins, really, it does. But how does love win? That is the question that requires an answer.
Lately, there has been considerable controversy about God's love and what it means when we say "love wins." Some suggest that love wins by finally overlooking one's lack of response to God's…
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…