JOURNAL'S
Christian Living
Does Christian Holiness Mean Separation From the World or Love for the World?
Christian holiness calls us to resist sin, but does it also call us to move toward…
Nazarene History
Six Things 1915 Was Doing at Once
1915 was more than a year of loss in Nazarene history. Missions expanded, leadership structures changed,…
Nazarene History
Dr. Stan A. Toler’s Book “Stan Toler’s Practical Guide for Pastoral Ministry”: When Practical Ministry Needs a Shepherd
Stan Toler's practical approach to pastoral ministry is useful precisely because ministry involves real people and…
Nazarene History
Eleven Books, Eleven General Superintendents, and One Question: What Difference Does Christian Leadership Make?
Eleven books by Nazarene general superintendents reveal more than a collection of writings. Read together, they…
Nazarene History
The Generation Between Two Nazarene Churches: Where William Greathouse Belonged
William Greathouse stood between generations of Nazarene life, carrying a Wesleyan-Holiness inheritance through years of theological,…
Nazarene History
Dr. Carla D. Sunberg and the Book “Reclaiming Eve”: The Question About Women in Ministry That Begins Before Ministry
Reclaiming Eve asks us to begin the conversation about women in ministry before the pulpit—with creation,…
Nazarene History
The Question Behind Bresee’s Last Assembly
Bresee's final General Assembly was more than a meeting remembered because of his death. It was…
Christian Living
The Youngness of Christian Living: Dr. Samuel Young and the Difference a Book Called “God Makes a Difference” Still Asks Us to See
Samuel Young's 1954 book God Makes a Difference was written during his long general superintendency. Its…
Doctrine
Seven Scriptures You Should Read Before Calling Human Choice Free Will
Seven Scriptures that help explain how Nazarene theology understands human choice, free agency, grace, and moral…
Books and Reading
Five Questions Reclaiming Eve Leaves at the Door of the Church
Reclaiming Eve raises deeper questions about women's identity, calling, ministry, Scripture, and how the church understands…
Nazarene History
Why Did Dr. Filimão Chambo Connect Biblical Discipleship With Material Possessions?
Dr. Filimão M. Chambo's doctoral research connects material possessions with Christian discipleship. Examining Luke and Acts,…
Nazarene Belief
The Arminian Logic of a Grace-Enabled Choice
The Nazarene understanding of free will is not autonomous human freedom. It is a grace-enabled account…
Nazarene History
Who Is the General Superintendent in Your Jurisdiction?
Who is the General Superintendent in your jurisdiction? Do you know the person who has been…
Nazarene History
The Ecclesial Afterlife of an Assembly: How Decisions Made at Chicago and Pilot Point Shaped a Worldwide Office
How did an office formed amid the early unions of Nazarene-related churches become part of a…
Nazarene History
Dr. Jerald D. Johnson’s Book “Mission to the World”: When the Missionary Story Stops Being a One-Way Story
Jerald D. Johnson's connection to Mission to the World opens a larger question about Nazarene mission:…
Doctrine
The Cartography of Spiritual Evidence: Where Pentecostals, Nazarenes and Cessationists Draw the Line
A biblical and doctrinal comparison of how Pentecostals, Nazarenes and Cessationists understand spiritual gifts and the…
Church Leadership
The Globalization of the General Superintendency
Who are the General Superintendents in the Church of the Nazarene? Explore their office, shared leadership,…
Theology
The Afterlife of a Theologian: How William Greathouse’s Holiness Questions Still Belong to the Church
William M Greathouse was more than a Nazarene leader. His writing and teaching on holiness continue…
Nazarene History
What I Learned From Embracing Exile by Dr. T. Scott Daniels
Embracing Exile helped me see Christian faithfulness differently: when cultural influence becomes uncertain, the deeper question…
Nazarene History
Dr. Eugene L. Stowe’s Book “The Ministry of Shepherding”: When the Pastor Has People to Carry, Not Just Programs to Run
Eugene L. Stowe’s The Ministry of Shepherding asks a question that remains uncomfortable for church leaders:…
Nazarene Journal is my small contribution to that conversation. It is a place where I write about Christian life, faith, Scripture, history, theology, doctrine, books, and the questions that sometimes make us stop and think more deeply about what we believe.
I hope these articles encourage you to look again, think carefully, and discover something worth remembering. Whether you come here looking for an answer, exploring an idea, or simply curious about the Christian story, I hope you will find something that speaks to you.
I hope you will read, think, question, learn, and perhaps see something familiar in a new way.
Read. Think. Question. Learn.
Bookshop
The Youngness of Christian Living: Dr. Samuel Young and the Difference a Book Called “God Makes a Difference” Still Asks Us to See
Samuel Young's 1954 book God Makes a Difference was written during his long general superintendency. Its…
The Chapmanology of Christian Living: Dr. James B. Chapman and His Book “Christian Living in a Modern World”
Dr. James B. Chapman's 1942 book Christian Living in a Modern World raises a question that…
Dr. Filimão M. Chambo and the Book “For the Sake of the World”: When Holy Living Leaves the Church Building
Dr. Filimão Chambo's For the Sake of the World invites a deeper question about holiness: what…
The Afterlife of a Theologian: How William Greathouse’s Holiness Questions Still Belong to the Church
William M Greathouse was more than a Nazarene leader. His writing and teaching on holiness continue…
The Archaeology of Greathouse’s Theology: Digging Through Spirit, Holiness, Scripture, and Wesley
William Greathouse's theology brings the Holy Spirit, holiness, Scripture, Christian perfection, and Wesley into one sustained…
Seven Years With Wesley: What William Greathouse Was Teaching Nazarenes About Their Holiness Heritage
William Greathouse spent seven years teaching Wesley at Nazarene Theological Seminary. His work raises a deeper…
Seven Scriptures You Should Read Before Calling Human Choice Free Will
Seven Scriptures that help explain how Nazarene theology understands human choice, free agency, grace, and moral…