Galatians 1:11 I want you to know, brothers, that the gospel I preached is not something that man made up. 12 I did not receive it from any man, nor was I taught it; rather, I received it by revelation from Jesus Christ. 13 For you have heard of my previous way of life in [...]
I will be teaching a class at the Jr. College this semester – Business Ethics. Here in the US there have been several major company failures related to unethical behavior and greed. It seems that these happen every 10 to 12 years. How quickly we forget. There are other cycles of history that indicate that [...]
I have heard brother Bohi speak in 3 different meetings over 3 years. The testimonies of healing and deliverance are quite amazing. I have heard reports that people who have been healed testify months and years later that they are still free from the illness. Dan often invites people to pray to be freed from [...]
I have read several books and Internet documents that say this. The writers were concerned with the dilution of doctrine. They were concerned about compromise with the world of sin, or with what they considered heresy. The writings from fifty to seventy-five years ago were concerned with doctrine, behavior and clothing. Recent writings were concerned [...]
Lately I have observed so many people who think they are spiritually mature, but who exhibit the actions of a spiritual infant (as in 1 Corinthians 3:1). In the public arena there are many who choose to live sinful lifestyles and yet expect to be accepted as spiritual equals. In personal acquaintances I observe people [...]
Isaiah 17 An oracle concerning Damascus: “See, Damascus will no longer be a city but will become a heap of ruins. 2 The cities of Aroer will be deserted and left to flocks, which will lie down, with no one to make them afraid. 3 The fortified city will disappear from Ephraim, and royal power [...]
There are so many pages online at this time which are trying to correct what the writers see as errors in the Church of the Nazarene (COTN). They complain about guest speakers at our Universities. I do not find many entries expressing appreciation for the good teaching that continues each class day. I appreciate the [...]
My family lived and served the Church of the Nazarene in Dodge City, KS. Near there is a historic fort, Fort Dodge. It is exciting and there are books and films about the soldiers who went out to face danger in battle, or crossing unknown frontiers. There are not too many stories about military folks [...]
This is the Church of the Nazarene’s official position on marriage: “The Church of the Nazarene believes that every man or woman should be treated with dignity, grace, and holy love, whatever their sexual orientation. However, we continue to firmly hold the position that the homosexual lifestyle is sinful and is contrary to the Scriptures. [...]
In my last post I wrote about communication. Today the topic is finances. Assuming that the people of a congregation or a denomination understand giving in the scriptural sense, finance is never a problem. Spiritually mature people will give 10% of their income, and then give even more as the Holy Spirit leads them. [...]