One of the Apostle Paul’s favorite metaphors to describe what a local church is called to be is the human body. I think Paul loves the metaphor of the body for several reasons. The Local Church Is Like The Human Body First of all, the local church is like a living organism which possesses the […]
Living the Kingdom on Earth
When you become a follower of Christ, you are signing up for something that is more like a marathon than a 100-yard sprint. Friedrich Nietzsche, who was no friend of Christianity, demonstrated real wisdom in the following statement: “The essential thing ‘in heaven and earth’ is ……. that there should be long obedience in the […]
There are many verses in the New Testament that are not considered prophetic when we look at them superficially. But on second look, we realize that they are very prophetic. I believe that Acts 1:8 fits this kind of mold perfectly. The Prophetic Fulfillment of Bearing Witness To The Savior In Acts 1, the resurrected […]
One of the core beliefs about the Christian view of human beings is that God is our Creator. Because of this truth, Christianity teaches that the human person “does not exist autonomously or independently, but as a creature of God” (Hoekema). We are dependent on our Creator for our very existence (Gen. 1:1,27). In his […]
Every human being will worship someone or something. More than a few people will dispute that, but I believe that statement is not only backed up by biblical revelation but also by human observation. We are all dependent creatures, none of us are fully self-sufficient beings. Only God doesn’t need something outside Himself to complete […]
Many people, including more than a few who go to church, have a mental conception of holiness that can be described as unattractive, even austere. We find it difficult to relate holiness to real life and real human beings. I think this is really tragic. The Beauty Of Holiness The Christian Scriptures teach that all […]
The Church of the Nazarene was birthed out of the Holiness Revival of the late 1800s that swept through large parts of North America. Many of the first Nazarenes were revived Methodists. As a result of these roots in Methodism, John Wesley and his teaching have always been an important part of our Church’s theology. […]
In the next 13 weeks, the Church of the Nazarene is encouraging its churches in North America to deepen its connection with God and each other through daily readings of God’s Word. Each of the 13 weeks has a main theme. I will be doing a weekly blog which will be discussing at least a […]
When I was getting to know Colleen, who eventually became my wife, one of our dates was seeing a performance of the Windsor Symphony Orchestra. My wife tells me it was a concerto, whatever that is. I was not familiar with the musical piece they were playing nor fully understanding the nuances of the concerto […]
When I was a teenager, I use to watch Saturday Night Live quite often. One of the memorable skits on the show featured the character Chico Escuela. He was a retired baseball player from the Dominican Republic who used to play for the New York Mets. He had a classic line which he said often […]