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November-December 2018
The November-December 2018 issue of the Bible Advocate is now available. Read it online now, or download the PDF in English or Spanish. For black…
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Biblical Preservation: Authority of Scripture Part 5
How do we know that what was in the original text is what has been preserved in the Bibles we have today?
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Wheels of Old Age
Beneath colorful paintings of young women in wide hats and swishing flowered dresses, chairs roll and jerk across the cold tiled floor as the withered…
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Koinonia and the Cross
Paradox is a Christian word. That is, God is larger than logic, which means God, by His nature, is paradoxical. His grace that forgives us…
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Why Church? Part 1
Why “do church” — gathering every Sabbath for praise, prayer, preaching, and fellowship? It is a relevant question because many Christians go “solo,” preferring to…
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Practice Makes Possibilities
When my life gets out of balance, I start to have a lot in common with the tomatoes in my family garden. Left to their…
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Our Job Description
Throughout his epistles Paul gives us glimpses of the nature of his calling — his job description. He opens most of his letters by identifying…
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An Unusual Congregation
My church is not an ordinary church. If you’ve never been to a prison chapel to hear the inmates testify and sing about God’s amazing…
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Never Alone
“You’ll never manage on your own. Is there someone who can help you after surgery?” I live alone. These words from a spine surgery veteran…
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Divine Interruption
I stared in shock and almost stopped leading the song “Nearer, My God, to Thee” as she walked through the door of our little country…
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