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Having been an educator for 31 years working with children, teachers, and parents has afforded me many lessons. I recently retired at age 53 and can't wait to see what God has planned for me next.
Now that I have a few extra minutes during the day, I've had the opportunity to gather personal…
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Jennifer Edgerton is a Nazarene missionary from Tennessee living in Guatemala City, Guatemala. Her husband, Todd, is the Mexico/Central America regional communications coordinator. Jennifer took a break from her busy schedule to share with Holiness Today readers.
HT: What countries comprise the…
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I can't hear the words "in the ghetto" without mimicking the King of Rock, Elvis Presley, who crooned the lament of a juvenile gunned down in the ghetto.In Memphis, more than 750,000 visitors a year plop down $27 (U.S.) to enter Elvis's Graceland mansion. They are hustled through the Jungle Room,…
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Amy Sherman, senior fellow at the Sagamore Institute, directs the Faith in Communities Initiative and serves as editorial director of the Faith and Service Technical Education Network (FASTEN) Initiative, a collaborative effort with the Pew Charitable Trusts. Sherman was the keynote speaker for the…
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When our family received a call from God to plant a church in Latvia, one of the Baltic countries, we decided to immerse ourselves in that culture. One way to go through an adaptation is to memorize something in a foreign language that you already know by heart in your mother tongue.
Therefore, we…
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Friday, January 20, 2006, was a leisurely morning for my husband Matt and me—just as so many we had enjoyed through the years. We sat in front of the bay window enjoying the blessings of companionship. He drank his morning coffee while I sipped my tea.
He read from the Word and I listened to the…
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As he prepares to enter his third year as president of Eastern Nazarene College in Quincy, Massachusetts, J. David McClung offers insights into his life.
Q. What is your concept of joy?
A. My grandchildren.
Q. What is your greatest fear?
A. Being bored.
Q. Which historical figures interest…
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Since 1984, Dwight and Carolyn Rich have served as Nazarene missionaries. They live in Quito, Ecuador, where Carolyn is a nurse, food service coordinator for Seminario Teologico Nazareno Sudamericano, and office administrator for the North Andean Field. Dwight is field strategy coordinator for the…
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It was introduced rather quietly and it could have been very easily ignored. For that reason, I'd like to bring it to your attention.
As our committee moved to a unanimous adoption of the resolution, there was a palpable sense that we all desired our church to wrestle with this challenge. This was…
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As director of Marketing and Creative Services for the Carolina Hurricanes, Howard Sadel has had the privilege of being part of a Stanley Cup-winning hockey team. A member of North Raleigh Church of the Nazarene in Raleigh, North Carolina, he has also had the challenge of living out his faith in…