Posts from September 2016

Being Human Means Being Holy (Engage the Word III)

September 24, 2016
John Neposlan
Engage the Word, Holiness, John Wesley, the Church of the Nazarene

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 […]

Our Wesleyan-Holiness Heritage (Engage the Word II)

September 16, 2016
John Neposlan
Holiness, John Wesley, the Church of the Nazarene

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. […]

Introducing ‘Engage the Word’

September 10, 2016
John Neposlan
Engage the Word, the Church of the Nazarene

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 […]