In the world where I live for eight hours (some times more) a day called Nazarene Publishing House, we (NPH) are excited to launch a new initiative that allows any size congregation to display their very own book stand. This new initiative is called the “My Books” program.
Here is how it works:
This is really a [...]
“Raving.” As an adjective, this word is translated as “talking wildly,” “delirious,” and “frenzied.” As an adverb it translates as “furiously or wildly.” We’ve all used this term in phrases like, “he’s raving mad” or “the show got raving reviews.”
Lately I’ve been considering this idea of “raving” as I’ve thinking about my role as [...]
Remember the Bruce Hornsby line in that one song - “get a job?” I do. Lately I have discovered that this is not as easy for some as others. Getting a job is tough work and those of us with jobs should NEVER take them for granted. Having a job is a special thing. Recently [...]
It’s Saturday night. The fam is all home. We’ve had our almost weekly usual family game or movie time and of course Sunday baths or showers are already taken. Before we go to bed in all our glorious comfortability there is just one more thing to do - explore the world of biblical compassion. So, [...]
Simply put the book Deep Church: A Third Way Beyond Emerging and Traditional by Jim Belcher is the best bi-partisan look at what emerging church is and traditional church is and where they both are headed in the future AND how each realm of emerging and traditional church thought can best communicate and cooperate with [...]
I spent a wonderful Sunday at Hutchinson First Church of the Nazarene this past Sunday doing some training and informing for some wonderful folks that desire to go further in discipleship people for Christ using NPH resources. I had a terrific time. All I want to say is that when I’m with good and missional [...]
It’s day two of Holy Week and I’m sensing the journey of my Lord Jesus being relived within my spirit. Part of me, and probably part of you, just would rather skip to Sunday. The amazing sacrifice Jesus made for us is just too much to comprehend and is emotionally taxing at moments. It’s a [...]
Fresh perspective is always helpful in life. I know the word “always” sound so absolute, but I was reminded today by a young pastor in Oklahoma that when life gets so fast and so crazy, it’s good, downright necessary, to pull away and remember to get a fresh perspective. Well, I was thinking maybe getting [...]
If it’s been a while and you need a refresher, and you happen to be Wesleyan in your theological bent, go back and read Foundations of Wesleyan-Arminian Theology by M.B. Wynkoop. It would help in the discussions you are having with your leadership as a pastor and provide context for understanding who we are [...]
I’m real excited about the new release book titles for this spring from Beacon Hill Press. As I write this post it’s not yet 8 AM on Tuesday and at this point it is very difficult to wake up, let alone be super pumped about books! But, I am! I really am.
One of the books [...]