The 2026 spring issue of Olivet the Magazine is hitting homes soon and is available electronically here.
Take a look at these thoughts from the Editorial Team:
Dear Friends,
Since its inception, the aim of Olivet The Magazine has been to chronicle the good news of Olivet Nazarene University and illuminate moments of mission fulfillment. In each issue, we offer up examples of higher education at a very high level and stories of higher purpose and calling, and we use these pages as a means for expressing our deep commitment as a university to Jesus Christ. Our collective mission is distilled in our motto, “Education With a Christian Purpose.”
And while this generational faith is deeply rooted in the historic truths of Christianity and the Scriptures that contain these truths, to end there would be to miss the point entirely. Our truest fidelity and deepest devotion are not to words about God but to God Himself, to His son, Jesus Christ and to the Holy Spirit.
We also realize that all of us at some point will experience the challenges, difficulties and even disappointments of life. So, in this season of miracles, this resurrection time, please allow us to depart from our usual format for a moment and say a word about Jesus.
In the sixth chapter of the Gospel of Luke, amidst the background of the carefully documented signs and wonders of Jesus, is a brief story of healing for a man in desperate need. Jesus and his disciples are in the synagogue on the Sabbath, and Jesus is aware of a disabled man with a “shriveled” hand (Luke 6:6). The religious leaders of the day — the scribes and Pharisees — are observing Jesus closely and eager to accuse Him of working on the Sabbath. Can you imagine? You are standing in front of the healer, and the guys running the place say, “Yeah, we’re going to need you to come back tomorrow. It’s against our policy to heal on this day.” They had apparently forgotten that Jesus had set the record straight earlier, as He previously declared, “The Son of Man is Lord of the Sabbath.” (Luke 6:5). The word of knowledge that would have really been helpful as they lurked and judged was that He is Lord of everything — even life and death. But they would find that out soon.
In short, Jesus chose the person in need because that was His will and His way.
“Then Jesus said to them, ‘I ask you, which is lawful on the Sabbath: to do good or to do evil, to save life or to destroy it?’ He looked around at them all, and then said to the man, ‘Stretch out your hand.’ He did so, and his hand was completely restored” (Luke 6:9–10).
Jesus knows our hopes and dreams as well as our desperation and need, and the great Miracle Worker chooses us. He is sovereign, and He is faithful — even to heal the “shriveled hands” of our lives. So we encourage our entire extended Olivet family as we celebrate the resurrection again this year: Don’t just enter the synagogue — or the sanctuary, in our case. Press on and find Jesus. Whatever your need might be, reach out to Him and be “completely restored.”
May God be with you all. Have a blessed Easter season!
The Editorial Team
From Olivet The Magazine, Abundant Life – Spring 2026. Read the full issue here.
