Ministry

In my brief and humble writing career, I don’t think I have written a blog post that has received such a widespread variety of responses as “The Dangers of Experience.” I was honored that this piece was picked up and published by my denominational publication, the Church of Nazarene’s Holiness Today. Since it’s publication, I…

In the Church of the Nazarene, one of the greatest tools we have to evaluate and guide our faith is the Wesleyan Quadrilateral. Many different diagrams or variations of the Wesley Quad have been introduced over the years, but in its simplest form, it means that we allow several perspectives inform our faith: the writings…

Ever since I attended the Nazarene Youth Conference back in July, I’ve been thinking a lot about the Kingdom of God. I find myself especially longing for the Kingdom’s coming when I am confronted by issues such as xenophobia, racism, poverty, and sexism. I am eager for the day when these things will no longer…

I have been reminded the past few weeks that I am a part of a Global Church. Now, like me, this is probably something you’ve already known for awhile. The Body of Christ reaches every corner of the world: “In Jerusalem, throughout Judea, in Samaria, and to the ends of the earth” (Acts 1:8). My…

Earlier this month, I had the unique privilege to travel to Louisville, Kentucky, for the 2015 Nazarene Youth Conference. Along with four students from my youth group, we joined with nearly 7000 other Nazarene teens and adult sponsors for a denominational gathering that only happens once every four years. The theme for NYC2015 was “Thy…

The other day, I came across a Bible passage that I do not recall having ever read before. The story came from Numbers 11. The Lord ordered Moses to select 70 men from the among the nation of Israel to act as leaders and elders for the people. That way, Moses would not have to…

This is the conclusion to the five-part series, "Why I'm a Nazarene": Part 1: History and Background of the Church of the Nazarene Part 2: Equality in Ministry in the Church of the Nazarene Part 3: Scriptural Interpretation in the Church of the Nazarene Part 4: Optimistic Grace in the Church of the Nazarene On…

This post is part four of a five-part series, “Why I’m a Nazarene”: Part 1: History and Background of the Church of the Nazarene Part 2: Equality in Ministry in the Church of the Nazarene Part 3: Scriptural Interpretation in the Church of the Nazarene If I was dreading to write my last post on Scriptural…

This post is part three of a five-part series, "Why I'm a Nazarene": Part 1: History and Background of the Church of the Nazarene Part 2: Equality in Ministry in the Church of the Nazarene I’ll admit it. This is the post in my “Why I’m a Nazarene” series that I have been dreading to…

This post is a continuation of a series that began with  "Why I am a Nazarene, Part 1: History and Background of the Church of the Nazarene." I recently read Rachel Held Evans’s memoir Faith Unraveled. At one point she shared, “When I was a little girl, I knew I could be anything I wanted…