I am hanging out this week with 20,000 of my best friends! The Church of the Nazarene is holding its General Conventions and General Assembly an every four-year event and it is happening in Indianapolis Indiana. It was ninety miles north-east of here that I came to faith in Christ though the ministry of this group 48 years ago. I was 13-years old, lost and…
Read MoreGod, Grandma, and the Good folks of Southside Nazarene
Today has been a day of sadness, joy, grief and gratefulness all mixed into one tangle of emotions. I went to pay my respects and to honor the memory of Shirley Miller. I have known Gaylord and Shirley for 50 years. During some very difficult years in my childhood they made a forever difference in my life by doing something for me that helped to transform and change my life. But before…
Read MoreThank you Indianapolis District
Our friends from around the world join with me and offer a heart-felt “thank-you” to the Indianapolis District volunteers. As District Superintendent I get some credit from others for how well the General Assembly went. I must confess, I had almost nothing to do with it. You the people of the Indy district are the best! You have proven once again that you are willing servants. Pam Garner…
Read MoreA New Logo?
At our global gathering, better known as the General Assembly, a new logo was introduced. At first many of us thought it was to replace what we all associate with the church of the Nazarene: We were informed that was not the case. This is the ‘seal’ of the church of the Nazarene. It is still the seal for the church. It has the Bible, the written Word of…
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