Notes From the Pastor
COVID-19 Update (March 19)
Each day we find out new information concerning our world and the effects that COVID-19 is having. In response to this, I wanted to take a moment to update you on how the Tipp City Church of the Nazarene is responding in our local context. The staff met for several hours today to pray and […]
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COVID-19 Updates
3/13/2020 Dear TCNaz Family, In response to yesterday’s announcement by Governor DeWine, we wanted to take a moment to update you on how the Tipp City Church of the Nazarene is responding to COVID-19 in our local context. We have taken time to discuss, pray, and weigh the issue at hand. These decisions were not […]
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Balancing Clock and Compass
What do you notice about a clock? It has twelve numbers on it that indicate hours, 60 little individual lines to mark the minutes and seconds, three hands that rotate to mark the hour, the minutes, and the seconds. Sometimes they need adjusted. Their batteries start to go out, the time changes twice a year. Clocks are supposed […]
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Praying “Open My Heart to Others”
I knew they were struggling. I knew they were broken. I knew they needed encouragement and the hope of Jesus. I knew, and I sat back. On October 15th, 2023, I lost a relative to suicide. My rational mind told me that I was in no way to blame for my family member’s death, but still, […]
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Lost Causes?
Lost Cause. What does that phrase bring to mind? A political policy, a friend, or a family member…yourself? Often the people of this world who look the most lost, the most unworthy or redemption, the furthest from hope are the ones whom God performs the greatest miracles with! Look at Saul/Paul, the woman at the […]
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A Tree of Light response
A Tree of Light response from a local Foster Parent Serena Persky “I just finished wrapping the gifts we received for our foster daughter from a local angel tree [tree of light] and I just want to say, if you purchased gifts this year for a foster child in your community, thank you. Those gifts […]
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Decorating with the Savior in Mind
I taught a lesson at Parent’s Night Out teaching kids the Christmas story with each piece of the tree representing a different part of it. My hope is that, as they set up their tree at home or look at one throughout the month of December, they can reflect on the Savior with each piece […]
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Today is the celebration of the Ascension of the Lord. It occurs on a Thursday each year, precisely 40 days after Easter. On this day we focus on the mighty resurrection of Jesus and his ascension back to the heavenly realms from which he came. This day leaves us waiting for the gift of the […]
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A Ministry of Presence at the Border
In Przemyśl, Poland, the global Church of the Nazarene has been responding since the onset of war in Ukraine. When the war broke out, the first Nazarene responder at the Polish-Ukrainian border was a Syrian pastor, seeking ways to serve. Soon after, a team formed, putting out the call for volunteers to come and physically […]
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A Note From Pastor Karen
“Where there is new wine there is new power, there is new freedom and the Kingdom is here. I lay down my old flames to carry Your new fire today. So, make me Your vessel. Make me an offering. Make me whatever You want me to be. God, I came here with nothing, but all […]
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Ashe Wednesday
If you have never participated in an Ash Wednesday service before, or are unsure why the church takes part in this peculiar practice, you are not alone. Ash Wednesday is the beginning of a forty-day journey of fasting, repentance, and prayer as we journey toward the cross of Jesus and his resurrection together. This day […]
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A Nazarene Compassionate Ministries Update
In the early morning hours of February 6, a 7.8 magnitude earthquake struck the southeast region of Turkey, close to the border with northwest Syria. It was followed by hundreds of aftershocks, a few almost as strong as the initial quake. The number of dead and injured continues to climb and currently stands near 25,000. […]
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