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 [...]
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, [...]
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 [...]
Hey Solutions readers! A lot has gone on since my last post. Incredible things like uggghhh the Saints winning the Super Bowl! Didn’t see that one happening, but it did. What else? Oh, our NPH Team Central Facebook is growing in the # of fans. We are excited about that. Valentines came and went. I [...]
Pastors are typically by nature an optimistic breed of people. Those of us in the ‘holiness movement’ of Christian clergy would most likely describe ourselves as generally and sanctifiably optimistic about the future, life, the Church and so on. But what happens when strongly fortified pastoral optimism turns into shades of ministerial numbness? Then what? [...]
What! You’d get curriculum?! Are you kidding me?
No, I’m not kidding. So, before you shut me down on this just give me one second and read on. I know just thinking about a preset or prepackaged curriculum for some new church start pastors brings a flood of resistant emotion. Yet, looking at the lay of [...]
If I’m a new church pastor or just attending a new church and my goal is community, Kingdom living, deep and relevant Bible study, something that challenges or calls to action…I get KE (hands down). It may be that you’ve been thinking about KE and it may be that you’re reading this blog and asking [...]
Reality has set in! This next month my oldest kid will be 14!! (echoing) Behind her is an almost 13 year old, and not too far behind these girls is a 9 year old boy going on 10 in January. I’m moving into areas as a parent that, well, make me think about a lot [...]
If the preacher were to consider using a curriculum (from the Latin word “currere” which means “run” and the root for the ancient word for “race course”) that could precisely and exactly point out how to better read, study, and apply the Word of God, he or she should consider the September/October/November 2009 quarterly curriculum [...]