gift Archives - Bible Advocate Advocating the Bible, representing the Church, and glorifying the God of grace and truth Wed, 30 Apr 2025 17:33:27 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1.3 https://baonline.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/13/2024/05/cropped-file-32x32.jpg gift Archives - Bible Advocate 32 32 More Than a Neighbor https://baonline.org/more-than-a-neighbor/ Fri, 25 Feb 2022 07:00:29 +0000 https://baonline.org/?p=28230

Weathered white picket fence with blurred house background, summer day ambiance.

The news wasn’t good. “Neighbor Bob just got home from three weeks in the hospital. If you want to see him, you better visit soon.” Our hay supplier’s words echoed in my ears. Ugh. I’d stayed away through the COVID-19 time because Bob was fighting cancer, a battle he’d been waging for five years. I’d […]

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]]> Receiving the Gift of Rest https://baonline.org/receiving-the-gift-of-rest/ Thu, 14 Jun 2018 23:58:26 +0000 https://baonline.org/?p=4732

A wooden bench encircles a large leafy tree in a sunlit park, casting peaceful shadows on the grassy ground.

Exhausted from a long, demanding day, Joseph feels his body begin to release stress and his mind struggle to let go of its seemingly endless list of responsibilities. It’s almost Sunday, he tells himself. Maybe I’ll finally get a chance to rest. The sad irony is that this is a relatable situation for many pastors, […]

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]]> Talking TULIP https://baonline.org/talking-tulip/ Thu, 22 Feb 2018 23:58:51 +0000 https://baonline.org/?p=4421

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As we begin a yearlong journey exploring our Statement of Faith, we consider profound questions related to the relationship between God and humanity. Central to such discussions is the Calvinist vs. Arminian debate, which raises questions regarding God’s will, human freedom, and grace. To engage this debate, we consider the five points of Calvinism, summarized […]

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