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I walked today where Jesus walked . . . literally. I was on the cobblestone streets of Nazareth, His hometown. I had come there specifically to view the place where the opening chapter of the Christmas story was written.
I noticed a sign in Hebrew, Arabic, and English on a light post in front of a…
Dec, 01, 2009 0
When churches speak of “revival,” the model most often referred to is the account of Pentecost in Acts 2, and there are good reasons for this. The disciples obeyed Jesus, they gathered together in harmony as He commanded (“with one accord in one place” [Acts 2:1 KJV]), and they waited obediently…
Dec, 01, 2009 0
Ahab was one wicked king! So evil, in fact, that the Scripture says that Ahab "did more to provoke the LORD, the God of Israel, to anger than did all the kings of Israel before him" (I Kings 16:33). He was one dark king!
Scene One: God sent the prophet Elijah to confront King Ahab and to declare…
Dec, 01, 2009 0
Ahab was one wicked king! So evil, in fact, that the Scripture says that Ahab "did more to provoke the LORD, the God of Israel, to anger than did all the kings of Israel before him" (I Kings 16:33). He was one dark king!
Scene One: God sent the prophet Elijah to confront King Ahab and to declare…
Dec, 01, 2009 0
Today, human needs surface more than we wish they would! We witness occasional poverty, chronic marginalization, systemic oppression, racial prejudice, inadequate healthcare and housing, unemployment, drug abuse, conjugal violence, prison overcrowding, estranged families, and child abuse. As a…
Dec, 01, 2009 0
You could have knocked me over with a feather. Never in all of my 37 years of life had I heard of my dad or mom going to the movies. I mean, we were holiness people. We just didn't go to the movies. So when they informed me last spring that they had gone to see Mel Gibson's The Passion of the…
Dec, 01, 2009 0
Holiness: Does it matter?
To phrase the question this way evokes a predetermined answer. We may refer to holiness as "it," but must make a disclaimer. If holiness were a "thing," then the answer is, "No, holiness doesn't really matter."
Holiness could be a code of ethics we futilely strive to…
Dec, 01, 2009 0
Holiness: Does it matter?
To phrase the question this way evokes a predetermined answer. We may refer to holiness as "it," but must make a disclaimer. If holiness were a "thing," then the answer is, "No, holiness doesn't really matter."
Holiness could be a code of ethics we futilely strive to…
Dec, 01, 2009 0
When I was deployed to Iraq as a doctor and soldier, I never thought I would end up a patient, cared for by the same doctors and nurses with whom I had served as a caregiver. Fortunately, God used my experiences as a patient as part of His purposes for my life. In God's providence, I ended up at an…
Dec, 01, 2009 0
Doug Flemming, Brad Firestone, Peet Voges, Jan Weisen, and Todd Edgerton
HT: What is the purpose of a regional communication center?
Peet: The purpose of our communication center is to be a valuable resource to the different ministries on the region by helping them with video projects, graphics,…