Come to the Birth
A day of trouble, rebuke, and blasphemy was upon the Israelites as Assyria laid siege to Jerusalem (Isaiah 37:2-4). They had a vicious battle on…
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“Three Triumphant Words”
by R. Herbert Most of us know how it feels to finally accomplish something we have worked toward for a long time: a goal, a…
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by Loren Stacy As we approach our annual commemoration of the Lord’s Supper, our minds focus on our Lord’s death that He suffered in our…
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Good News!
The English word gospel is of Anglo-Saxon origin, meaning “God spell.” It is a rendering of the Greek word euangelion, meaning “good message” or “good…
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A Worthy Craving
Older women likewise are to be reverent in their behavior, not malicious gossips nor enslaved to much wine, teaching what is good, so that they…
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The Baptized Life
I was baptized by my father and another minister in a frigid northern California mountain stream at a campmeeting site we affectionately called Heaven’s Hill.…
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Preparing for the Plunge
“I baptize you in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit.” After saying these words, my pastor lowered…
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Reflection and Reality
The Bible is a big book — the Book of books. Though its truths are plain and simple in many respects, it can be complex…
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“Who Do You Say I Am?”
If we are to be disciples, shouldn’t we begin by asking just who we will follow? Or more pointedly, who is our Master? At whose…
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Live That Life
My husband and I have been youth leaders for twenty years. Lately, we’ve noticed that our youth have a bold, almost reckless, abandon for their…
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