Filled Full
The religious establishment interpreted Jesus's actions as an attack on everything they held sacred. Yet Jesus was not the rebellious child dismantling tradition—He was about to open them up into all their fullness.
Reviving the Church
The path forward requires a fundamental shift in perspective. Churches must move beyond merely "doing" church activities to authentically "being" the church. This distinction is more than semantic—it represents a complete reorientation of priorities and practices.
Salt, Light, and the Art of Transformative Living
In a world increasingly polarized between withdrawal and accommodation, Jesus offers his followers a third way—one that transforms rather than retreats, influences rather than isolates.
Ask, Seek, Knock
The more we experience God's generosity, the more generous we become. The more we receive His love, the more love we have to give. The more we understand His heart for us, the more our hearts expand for others.
Living the Prophetic Call: Truth, Grief, and Hope
In a world of half-truths, surface-level optimism, and willful blindness to suffering, the church finds itself with a unique and essential calling...to be truth-tellers, grief-sharers, and hope-bearers.
From Doubt to Faith
Breaking Through Our Impossible Barriers
On May 6, 1954, something remarkable happened that would forever change how we think about
A Woman and a Bunch of Men Caught in Their Sin
Proximity is simply being near someone, but presence is being fully engaged with them. Jesus did more than just occupy the same space as people—He was actively present, seeing them for who they truly were.
Summer Camp!
Would you help us send our children and youth to camp this summer?
Five Mile Church of the Nazarene has
Resurrection Sunday: When Life Conquered Death
Teach me to see the world through resurrection eyes—to recognize possibilities where others see only endings, to practice forgiveness where others harbor resentment, and to embody hope where others surrender to despair. Make me a Resurrection person, not just today but every day. Amen.
Silent Saturday: Finding Meaning in the Great Silence
How do we lean into the wisdom of silence in a world that often wants action? How do we stop on Silent Saturday when so many people want to skip straight from Good Friday to Easter Sunday?
