Dr. Charles Self (1950-2018)
On Thursday, May 24, Dr. Charles Self passed from this life to his eternal reward in Heaven. In honor of Dr. Self’s life, ministry, and love for Nazarene Bible College, this Communicator will be...
View ArticleDevotional Thought: Stronger Than Dirt
A few years back I listened to a sermon on the parable of the Sower. It got me thinking about the word dirt. There was a commercial, years ago, about laundry soap being “Stronger than Dirt.” We are all...
View ArticleDevotional Thought: When the Unexpected Happens
We all know the value of making plans and submitting them to the Lord. Proverbs teaches us: Proverbs 16:3 (NIV) “Commit to the LORD whatever you do, and your plans will succeed.” We make our...
View ArticleDevotional Thought: We Need Each Other!
“Paul, a prisoner of Christ Jesus, and Timothy, our brother. To Philemon our dear friend and fellow worker, to Apphia our sister, to Archippus our fellow soldier and to the church that meets in your...
View ArticleDevotional Thought: Big Jobs Need Big Tools!
“Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.” (Philemon 3:3) Before becoming a pastor I was a welder/heavy-equipment mechanic. I worked on bulldozers and such. Whenever I...
View ArticleDevotional Thought: I Love to Tell the Story
One of my father's favorite hymns was "I Love to Tell the Story." Dad loved to tell the stories of how the person of Jesus Christ changed his life and the lives of so many he had come to know. Those...
View ArticleDevotional Thought: Do We Really Need Confession Anymore?
Two theological issues initially drew me to the Nazarene church. One was the article of faith on Holy Scripture, and the other was the cardinal doctrine of Holiness. As with any doctrine considered...
View ArticleDevotional Thought: A Spoonful of Sugar (Philemon 4-5, 7)
When I was a kid, medicine for children tasted awful! My mom would add sugar to the medicine to help me swallow the thing that would make me well again. I think she got the idea from Mary Poppins. You...
View ArticleDevotional Thought: "Come to Me, all of you who are weary and burdened, and I...
Josh Carter relates the story about nineteen-year-old, Marco Andretti who became the youngest driver to win a major open-wheel race, claiming victory at the 2006 Indy Grand Prix of Sonoma. Toward the...
View ArticleDevotional Thought: Coerced or an Exercise in Faith? (Philemon 8-9, 12-14)
I was reading, recently, about the death of North Korean leader Kim Jong-il, the father of the current leader. He ruled the communist nation with an iron fist for decades. The article questioned the...
View ArticleDevotional Thought: How Far Did Jesus Come? (for Christmas)
How far did Jesus come to live with us? I don’t think we really understand it. We might even think that it wasn’t that big of a drop. We should look more carefully at what Scripture says. From...
View ArticleDevotional Thought: The Sovereign One is Working! (Philemon 15-16)
Epictetus was born in 55 A.D. in Phrygia and spent his youth as a slave in Rome serving Epaphroditos, Nero’s secretary. Eventually, he became a philosopher with the following perspective. Epictetus...
View ArticleDevotional Thought: I AM THE ONE (Matthew 18, 12-14)
Jesus said to his disciples, “What is your opinion? If a man has a hundred sheep and one of them goes astray, will he not leave the ninety-nine in the hills and go in search of the stray? And if he...
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