Monthly Archives: July 2008

It’s a hard life – be joyful, prayerful and thankful

Years earlier he had lost his favorite son, Joseph. And now, as famine stalked the land, Jacob sent his sons to Egypt where, he had heard, food could be purchased. When they returned with desperately needed food, Jacob discovered one … Continue reading

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Reflect: Spiritual Success & Sacrifice

Spiritual success flows down a river called suffering and sacrifice and it impacts the world because . . . God uses it in a wonderful way. [Dr. Wendell Kempton who served as President of the ABWE mission organization from 1971-2001]

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Solid commentaries vital to biblical understanding

This article first appeared in ChristianWeek (June 6, 2008).  ____________________ Christian bloggers, journalists, authors, pastors and theologians – their single-string harps playing monotonously similar tunes – lament the biblical illiteracy of Christians today. Whether or not biblical illiteracy is at … Continue reading

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