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Family stories are wonderful ways of transmitting family history and heritage across generations. Can you imagine what it must have been like to be a Hebrew child listening to the ancient tales of the great heroes of Israel?
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Exile is not something we actively seek out as a favored experience or place to visit. Indeed, there is something ominous-sounding in the very word.
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I recently read an article in the Rocky Mountain News about a local triathlon. After getting soaking wet by swimming, you bicycle for 12 miles and run for 3.1 miles. It sounds like misery to me.
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As I sat down at the computer to write what was on my heart, the phone rang. On the line was a district superintendent who told me the sad news that one of his pastors had just surrendered their credential.
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The Church of the Nazarene is truly a remarkable denomination. It has centered its theological focus on the critical issues relative to holy living, engaging mission, and growing local congregations.
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Read moreAnd let the beauty of the Lord our God be upon us, And establish the work of our hands for us — Yes, establish the work of our hands. (Psalm 90:17, NKJV)
The mission of the people called Nazarenes is "to make Christlike disciples in the nations." In Matthew 28:18-20 Jesus said:
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Most of us have honed the ordinary into a finely tuned expression of daily life. With few exceptions, we arrive into this world with the ordinary accompanying us.
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