Joe Gorman is a husband, father, Associate Professor of Pastoral Theology at Northwest Nazarene University in Nampa, Idaho, part-time missionary, and author. He was the Pastor of "Golden Church of the Nazarene" in Golden Colorado for almost 21 years.
“The people walking in darkness have seen a great light; on those living in the land of deep darkness a light has dawned.” –Isaiah 9:2 If you’re like me, you probably haven’t finished all of your Christmas shopping. If you haven’t, I have a few ideas for you. What would that person on your list [...]
“I thank my God every time I remember you. In all my prayers for all of you, I always pray with joy because of your partnership in the gospel . . .” –Philippians 1:3-5a Thank you for your support of Dina, Berniece, and the Namankwan School this Advent! Gifts for Dina and Berniece’s education have [...]
“For God so loved that world that he gave . . .” –John 3:16 Dear Friends, I’ve been wracking my brain as to what kind of gift I can give loved ones this Christmas and maybe you have, too. May I suggest that when you don’t know what to give this Christmas that you consider [...]
“Be easy on people; you’ll find life a lot easier. Give away your life; you’ll find life given back, but not merely given back—given back with bonus and blessing. Giving, not getting, is the way. Generosity begets generosity.” –Luke 6:38, The Message Dear Friends, As I count my blessings this Thanksgiving, I give thanks to [...]
“This most generous God who gives seed to the farmer that becomes bread for your meals is more than extravagant with you. He gives you something you can then give away, which grows into full-formed lives, robust in God, wealthy in every way, so that you can be generous in every way, producing with us [...]
Dear Family and Friends, When someone is leaving to go on a journey where Swahili is spoken, they will tell you, “Safari njema” (“Good/pleasant/safe journey”). In thirty two hours we’ll be back in Denver. Now that we’re on the tail end of our safari our time seems to have sprinted by, but living it forward [...]
Dear Family and Friends, The boys and I arrived in Nairobi Sunday afternoon. We will miss Rwanda and Congo, but it feels good to be onto the next step of our journey. The first thing the boys wanted to eat once we dropped out bags off at Mt. Carmel-the Church of the Nazarene Guest House-was [...]
Dear Family and Friends, The boys and I had a very full and emotion-draining day. In the morning we drove forty-five minutes to the Nyamata and Ntarama Churches where over 15,000 men, women, children, and even babies were hacked, blown up, shot, and bludgeoned to death during the Rwandan Genocide of 1994. Our guide at [...]
Dear Family and Friends, Thank you for your many encouraging emails about the house for Josephine and Julienne. The property is large enough that at least two more houses for the Ndengerea workers can be built on this same property. With cash I had on hand and about $500 that Simon kicked in from the [...]
Dear Family and Friends, Now that we are leaving Gisenyi for Kigali tomorrow, we just discovered that an internet cafe is 2 minutes away from Simon Pierre’s. The boys are happily updating their IPods on the wireless connection here. Yesterday morning (June 17) Jimmie, Chuck, and I went with Simon to visit Veronique. Since we [...]
