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The Great Exchange

By Israel Steinmetz
November 6, 2020

The War of 1812 between Great Britain and the United States ended when the nations made peace in Ghent, Belgium, on December 24, 1814. However,…

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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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National Forgiveness and Happiness Day

By bibleadvocate
October 15, 2020

This year’s National Forgiveness and Happiness Day is scheduled for November 1. This year’s message will take the form of the following pledge. We pledge…

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Streams in the Wasteland

By Michael R. Flores
September 4, 2020

Sometimes I catch myself looking at an old picture of my mother holding me as a baby. A proud, happy smile spreads across her face…

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Serving in Hope

By Ken Lawson
August 28, 2020

My childhood memories of many sermons in church were from men who seemed angry about a lot of things. They preached long and hard about…

Why Doesn’t God Answer My Prayers?

By Martin Cicero
August 7, 2020

Do you ever wonder why our prayers don’t seem to be answered? Reality is, God answers prayer but we may not like the answer. He…

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No Words Needed

By Inger Logelin
August 7, 2020

I can’t go in there, I thought as I turned away. The ramshackle outhouse I stood in front of teetered on the edge of a…

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Christian Peacemaking

By David Yvinec-Dunlop
July 24, 2020

Despite the best effort of some, we live in a world fractured along ethnic, religious, political, and racial lines. Peace seems to elude the human…

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A Kingdom of Peace: Warfare and Christians

By Marna Renteria
June 30, 2020

The Lord Jesus Christ, known as the Prince of Peace, made some fairly disturbing statements to His first disciples concerning the violent prognosis of His…

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A Picture’s Worth

By Israel Steinmetz
June 25, 2020

“A picture is worth a thousand words.” We know this from experience. In fact, just reading this saying brings images to mind. For some it…

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A Message from GC President Loren Stacy

By Jason Overman
June 5, 2020

Dear Brothers and Sisters: The death of George Floyd at the hand of a Minneapolis, Minnesota policeman was brutal, unnecessary, and outrageous. We unequivocally condemn…