Our local church is looking for our next pastor. How do we choose the right one?
The pastor is accountable first to God and then to the congregation. It is tempting to choose a candidate who can serve the people. A…
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Defining Moments
Beneath this water rushes past the mud of a broken soul, separated from life, dead. My fall from glory was only my imagination, a crown…
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Editor’s First Word for 2025
Double Humble Welcome to 2025! The first Bible Advocate of the New Year posts next week, but here is an early first look at my…
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On Mission in Tanzania
by Elly Malima and Bryan Cleeton Tanzania is a country located in East Africa, bordering Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, DR Congo, Zambia, Malawi, and Mozambique.…
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Taking the Plunge
Learning and living the steps of discipleship. by Mike Wallace The first thing one teaches students as a water safety instructor is reach, throw, row,…
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Pass the Baton
by Loren Gjesdal As I write this article, the 2024 Paris Olympics are taking place. Notably absent from the medal podium is the US men’s…
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Held Together
by Stephen R. Clark It’s a vast universe we live in. Now and then, videos simulating how truly vast pop up in social media. They…
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Sandpaper for the Soul
Reflecting Christlikeness through our words. by Kathleen Barrett What do your words say about you? What does God hear? When we were four or five…
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The Joy of Discipleship
The cross as a way of life. by Denise Kohlmeyer Then all the disciples left him and fled (Matthew 26:56). They ran like rabbits. Just…
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