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drjohnhanna
Dec 15, 20232 min read
When Leadership Becomes Powership
For anyone in a position of “power” with any authority (parent, teacher, coach, clergy, politician, caregiver, boss, etc.) our main...
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drjohnhanna
Oct 2, 20232 min read
Pastor, Do Not Give Up!
Flashback to 20 years ago when we still had Sunday evening services, and one Sunday night I was talking and I said, “We want our church...
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drjohnhanna
May 27, 20231 min read
The Greatest Challenge Facing The Church of the Nazarene today...
The greatest challenge facing The Church of the Nazarene in the United States today is not the effort to become fully LGBTQ+ affirming on...
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drjohnhanna
Mar 31, 20232 min read
Rocks, Guns, and Violence
Every time there is a mass shooting now, we see a meme on social media about how Cain killed his brother Abel with a rock, and how it’s...
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drjohnhanna
Dec 25, 20222 min read
No Prodigals this Christmas
Christmas 2022, I was moved to rewrite the 14 stanzas of ‘Twas the Night Before Christmas. I suppose I will call this, “No Prodigals this...
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drjohnhanna
Dec 15, 20226 min read
Christmas at Jack in the Box
I recently called a pastor friend of mine who lives in another state and I asked him, “Are you having a worship service on December 25 as...
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drjohnhanna
Nov 29, 20222 min read
Why Observing Advent is “Advent”ageous
Sunday, November 27, 2022 began the season of Advent. The word Advent comes from the Latin “adventus” which means “coming” or “arrival”....
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drjohnhanna
Nov 21, 20222 min read
Thanksgiving
Most every Thanksgiving week, I like to revisit this wonderful book by historian Dr. Robert Tracy McKenzie, who gives us fascinating...
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