Articles

At Home With Pastor Kevin Sheese

Valley Christian Magazine sat down with Pastor Kevin Sheese for an informal chat about life in and away from the pulpit… How long have you been Pastor of Rio Valley Church of the Nazarene?   We’ve been here 12 ½...

At Home with Pastor Jose A Cavazos

Where did you meet your wife? We met when we were attending a youth group at Good Shepherd Church. It was in September 1982 and we were 16 years old. Even then, I knew she was going to be my companion for life. We worked...

An Appetite for God’s Word

“Him we preach, warning every man and teaching every man in all wisdom, that we may present every man perfect in Christ Jesus.” —Colossians 1:28 By Greg Laurie   When we read about the church of the first...

Making the Right Choice

Dear Dave, I’m a landlord in New York, and I’ve always felt it’s not a good idea to rely entirely on previous landlords for referrals on prospective tenants. Do you have any tips for selecting good renters? Jean   Dear...

Israel and New Breed: Jesus At The Center

By Andree Farias   In the dynamic world of praise and worship, the music never stops as believers seek new songs to express their hearts to God.  No one knows this better than gospel-praise powerhouse Israel & New Breed...

Making A Connection

“There are different kinds of gifts, but the same spirit. There are different kinds of service but the same Lord. There are different kinds of working, but the same God works all of them in all man.” 1 Corinthians 12:4-6 By:...

The Power of Forgetting Our Past

The key to life change is forgetting, not remembering. Try remembering that next time you are sitting with a friend or counselor who is digging deeply into your past in the hopes of impacting your future for good.   Consider...

Online Affairs (A.K.A. Facebook Affairs)

by Joe Beam   Yesterday I talked with another wife emotionally involved with an old boyfriend she bumped into online on Facebook. No surprise there. Every month couples enroll in our workshop for marriages in crisis because...

When You Don’t Feel Like Sharing Your Faith

By Luis Palau Sharing our faith isn’t easy. I know–as a young man, I was convinced I didn’t have the gift of evangelism. It was obvious. No matter how hard I tried, no one was coming to faith in Jesus Christ. Nothing I...

Do you know the Shepherd of the Psalm or the Psalm of the Shepherd?

The world says you are what you eat…but the Word of God says you are what you think and speak. We are prophets over our own lives. We are today what we declared yesterday and tomorrow we will become whatever you spoke over our...