Author name: Dean

Our old, rotting, retaining wall made of railroad ties. It has since been replaced. Our neighborhood is built on hills. 

Alice and I with Dr. Fred and Dinah Huff. The denomination where I pastored, the Church of the Nazarene, has

Last week I talked about God’s drawing grace, that God takes the first move because we were born in sin

My home church: La Mirada Church of the Nazarene. This is the old building, a new one has recently been

Israel has been much in the news lately, more than usual.  It punches above its weight in influence, interest, controversy

Earth in a photo from the Voyager I spacecraft, taken from 3.7 billion miles away. Photo known as ‘The Pale

From left: Students / Angkor Wat / Businesses in Battambang / Stupa at Choeung Ek Genocidal Center near Phnom Penh

From left: with a group of young men at the Indian museum / Victoria Memorial / Serampore College – Mission

Yesterday I read something surprising: a city, Paramus, New Jersey, which is close to New York City, has the country’s

In the beloved Parable of The Prodigal Son (Luke 15:11-32) we learn of the father’s extravagant forgiveness of his son,