Nazarene Churches Emulate Catholic Tradition

A new post from my friend at exnazarene reminds us of the ever-increasing embrace of Roman Catholic practices within the Nazarene denomination, in our universities and churches.  The use of Stations of the Cross (or, for a softer emphasis, prayer stations) is becoming more common.  Of course, don’t forget all the others, such as prayer [...]

God and Country Under Attack From Within

by Ildefonso Vasconcelos The United States of America, that last bastion of freedom spoken of by Ronald Reagan, is under attack from within her walls. In a parallel rail, the Church is also being undermined from within. These two entities have survived attacks from without since their formation. The strength derived from the precepts and [...]

From Evolution To Imagination: Have Our Universities Lost It?

By Peter Migner, Pastor Deland Church Of The Nazarene Dear Rev. Jenkins, I want to go on record with you as a pastor under your leadership, that I am greatly perplexed and I am struggling with the current direction of the Church of the Nazarene and her Colleges and Universities.  I do not know how [...]

What Is Aberrant And Unorthodox About The Emergent Church?

In a recent post, a questionnaire on The Shack, a challenge went out to Nazarene leaders, pastors, District Superintendents, General Superintendents.  If anyone could defend the merits of recommending this book as a good spiritual resource for Christians, I wanted to hear from them.  Results so far: only one pastor responded.  He did not give [...]

Response To The General Superintendent Statement

Recently, several statements were released from the Board of General Superintendents.  It is yet not clear to me if one of them specifically speaks for all of them, or not, the one titled “The Emergent Church-From the General Superintendents.”  It is signed by Jesse Middendorf, but does not explicitly state that all the Generals are [...]