September October 2020 Archives

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On Mission . . . In Portugal

By Paulo Jorge Coelho
October 30, 2020

The Igreja de Deus do Sétimo Dia de Portugal (ID7DP, or Church of God of the Seventh Day of Portugal) is a merger of two…

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Let Justice Roll

By Israel Steinmetz
October 23, 2020

Christians are justified by a God of justice and commanded to be people of justice, but often we fail to embrace our identity and calling.

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Becoming Conformed

By Jason Overman
October 16, 2020

Do you remember your first memory verse? I do. Dorothy Keim taught it to me at a church convention in 1973, when I was seven.…

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Repairing the Breach

By Whaid Rose
October 9, 2020

Previously in this column I wrote about the collapse in 1967 of the Silver Bridge, connecting Point Pleasant, West Virginia, and Gallipolis, Ohio. The bridge…

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From Water, Wine

By Chris Carter
October 2, 2020

With a sincere gust of breath, I blew out the candles on my birthday cake. As seven gave way to eight, I quickly turned from…

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Following God’s Dream

By Yvonne Kays
September 25, 2020

“I don’t know exactly what I want to do,” Tricia said to her friend and prayer partner, Susan. “I’ve been just a mom and housewife,…

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Becoming Through Suffering

By Sonya Lopez Orr
September 18, 2020

Suffering, loss, grief, and death are all part of this fallen world. No one is immune; believers and non-believers alike endure them. If we’re honest,…