November December 2018

While We Wait: Staying Ready for Christ’s Return

Reading Time: 4 minutes For they themselves declare concerning us what manner of entry we had to…

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Promise of a New Thing

Reading Time: 4 minutesSleep eluded me. Tears slid down my cheeks as I tossed and turned. Two days before, my husband died from…

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Kingdom-Focused Leadership

Reading Time: 4 minutesKingdom. It’s one of the grandest ideas in Scripture. We see it in the beginning when God fashions a…

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Letters of Hope: A Reflection on the Book of Revelation

Reading Time: 2 minutesWhen we think of the book of Revelation, the first things that come to mind are mysterious symbolism and…

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No Extra Credit: A Look at Temptation

Reading Time: 4 minutesI don’t remember the exact details that prompted my friend to say it, but I do recall being a…

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Biblical Application: Authority of Scripture Part 6

Reading Time: 5 minutesThis year we discussed the revelation, inspiration, canonization, and preservation of the Bible. In this…

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The Last Days

Reading Time: 4 minutesPaul and other apostles evidently thought that the Messiah would return in their generation. Frequently, New Testament writers referred…

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A Change of Emphasis

Reading Time: 3 minutesLike most churches of the nineteenth century, the Church of Christ, Michigan, and the Church of Jesus Christ, Iowa,…

Kingdom Come

Reading Time: < 1 minute  Oh how we seek that kingdom come When Satan’s rule is finally done And peace…

Why does our Statement of Faith (#10) repeat “As a result — not a cause — of redemption, believers should. . . .”

Reading Time: 2 minutesWhy does our Statement of Faith (#10) on Christian Living in This We Believe keep repeating “As a result…