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Does anyone else talk about sanctification? A serious question.
This week was our annual gathering for District Assembly. All of those zany churches that make up the NW Indiana District gathered for a time of celebration, inspiration and accountability. When I say...
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Mondays are for General Assembly Ramblings…
What happens when 40,000 Nazarenes from around the world descend on the same city at the same time? Holypalooza? Godstock? A Mob? I am not sure the best description, but it sure is interesting. On...
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Where is the Church of the Nazarene headed?
Throughout the past week, as the Church of the Nazarene has gathered in Indianapolis, I have been asking myself this questions, “Where is the Church of the Nazarene headed?” It is a huge and layered...
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Mondays are for How Buildings, Pastors, and Denominations Make the Church...
When you talk about your church or the church, what do you usually think of first? Is it a building? Is it a pastor? Is it a denomination? Is it the people? Is the church you think of tame? Is it a...
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Mondays are for Living in the First Century
When you read about the first century church, does it seem to good to be true? Do the stories about the rapid spread of the church, the impact it had on the surrounding culture, and tales of the...
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Time for 7 Idiotic, Controversial or Maybe Insightful Thoughts on the Future...
What is the future of the church? How must the North American church change? How will ministry be different over the next 20 years? When will my thoughts go from new ideas of an the next generation to...
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Reflections from The Missional Frontier
If there was a T.V. series made about a church living on the missional frontier I think it would be called Heaven on Wheels. The past couple of weeks I have been watching the AMC program Hell on...
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A Church Centered on Family instead of Pastors (Life in a Pioneer Church Part 3)
Being needed by others is a drug. It is addictive and intoxicating. When others rely upon you to make their lives work it changes how we view ourselves and the world. Certainly this is true in marriage...
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Holiness Without Risk?
What if the biggest challenge to a life of holiness is simply comfort? In 1 John 5 the Apostle says that the greatest testimony we have to offer the world about the lordship of Christ is for us to...
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The Church Needs Some Viagra
Someone might need to start selling some spiritual Viagra because the church in North America is seriously impotent. Where did all the power go? Did someone unplug us and forget to tell us? Where are...
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