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DEPUTATION: The ministry before ministry from a woman’s perspective
Katrina Bate Sometimes when I take the kids to the park or go to a store and start a conversation with another mom, it comes up that I am not from the area. In fact, I live half way across the US. Most people then think we are on vacation, but when I explain that…
Read MoreA Single-Parent Success Story
Thomas Overmiller Many Christian mothers find themselves in the position of raising their son(s) without a father, or at least without a Christian father. They find it difficult to believe that their son can develop into a man of God without a godly father active in the home. Though a godly father is a crucial…
Read MoreThe Melting Pot of Mission Fields
Developing a Foreign Missions Mindset in United States Ministry Tim Richmond Our Default Is God’s Design A uniformed police officer stood outside of Dan Hyden’s home in Ivanovka, Russia, in February of 2003. Six other men came in from the Siberian cold to question the group of believers that had met to worship. Pastor Hyden…
Read MoreThe Eclectic Web–Nov 29, 2012
An eclectic selection of links that may interest you: Biblical Interpretation Slow Down! A Different Perspective on Christ in the Old Testament Daniel Block answers questions about a popular approach to Old Testament interpretation. He urges interpreting the OT “Christotelically” rather than “Christocentrically”. While his remarks provide a welcome brake to some of the extremes…
Read MoreSeeing through Spiritually Sensitive Eyes
Jim Bickel Upon first stepping foot on the busy streets of Brooklyn years ago to evangelize, my initial impression was that I had entered a foreign mission field. The world has come to New York City like no other place. Research reveals it is the largest, most diverse cosmopolitan city on earth.[1] Because the City…
Read MoreBeginning Personal Bible Study
Linda Hull “Give me understanding, and I shall keep thy law; yea, I shall observe it with my whole heart” (Psalm 119:34). I have learned that the most important aspect of Bible study is to get started! Too often we believers get bogged down in our efforts to read our Bibles by worrying about the…
Read MoreBlack Friday Possessions
Jim Oesterwind And Jesus said to them, ‘Take heed and beware of covetousness, for one’s life does not consist in the abundance of the things he possesses’ -Luke 12.15 Covetousness is nothing new, but it is steadily tearing our country apart. Ron Colone wrote an op ed piece in the Santa Ynez Valley News. His…
Read MoreGlimpses into Giving
Bud Steadman Some Christians are apologetic when a speaker or writer addresses the issue of giving. However, giving needs no more apology than does praying. In the Scriptures 1539 passages refer to giving, while only 523 pertain to praying! Establishing a godly testimony in finances is critical to the work of our Lord Jesus Christ.…
Read MorePutting Scripture in Their Hands
Thomas Overmiller Ron Meznar was retiring as a veteran missionary. Over many years of service, he had developed a strong testimony as a New Testament scholar and Greek professor. He was also instrumental in planting many churches in South America. The last church he pastored was full of high class, well educated, professional people, some…
Read MoreThe Highest Form of Selfishness
Morris D. Hunsucker Sr. “Thou shalt not covet thy neighbor’s house, thou shalt not covet thy neighbor’s wife, nor his manservant, nor his maidservant, nor his ox, nor his ass, nor any thing that is thy neighbor’s” (Exodus 20:1). Not long ago, I heard a friend of mine say, “There is no prohibition in the…
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