This article runs in conjunction with the author's look at God, violence, and the Old Testament in the January/February 2013 issue of Holiness Today. Many find it difficult to reconcile what they perceive as a God of 'violence' with a God of love. Marty Alan Michelson helps bridge between these two polar concepts.

It is impossible to consider the resurrection of Jesus Christ without thinking of potential applications in the present. While we firmly believe in the literal, physical resurrection of our Lord, we also do no damage to this truth when we allow the resurrection event to serve as a metaphor for the shared life of the church.

So you think you're ready to get a job?

Here are some things to consider:

What kind of work do you want to do? Sometimes, teens take what they can get, but it never hurts to try first for something that might fit your skills levels, abilities, and interests.

Think about what you like to do and what you hate to do and start seeking employment in the areas that interest you.

Recently, I went in search of the followers of Jesus I don't see on Sunday mornings. I've always known they were there. There are an estimated 2.18 billion Christians in the world, sprinkled throughout all time zones and nestled in places from the North Pole to the South Pole.

Some sermons bomb. Others ignite. I've had my share of sermons that bombed.

But this day in Kiev, Ukraine, was different. The meeting hall, located in an office space, is the central church of our Nazarene work on this relatively new field. It was my first time here, and Pastor Vova (Volodynmyr Masyuk), a thin, angular man, serves as both pastor and district superintendent.

Dale's heart was moved as he observed a full emergency waiting room and clinic packed with babies, children, men, and women presenting obvious symptoms. These people often waited a full day or night for help. Dale McKinney, a local neurosurgical and emergency medicine physician's assistant, saw the people, took pity, and acted.

Q: I find a prevalence of people (including Christians) who believe it is okay to live together before marriage. I am baffled by how clergy and parishioners excuse this as no longer being sin. I am recently engaged to be married and have been asked repeatedly if my betrothed is going to move in with me. Some express a lack of understanding and frustration when I respond "No." How do you respond in these situations without sounding judgmental?

A triangular strip of ocean off the coast of the little island of Bermuda has long been feared by sailors as a place of mysterious disappearances and destruction. Of course, mythbusters have demonstrated that one can measure similar triangular areas of well-traveled sea and find similar numbers of mysterious disappearances and shipwrecks. Nevertheless, the attention given to the now infamous 'Bermuda Triangle' has catapulted it into history.