Serving in Hope
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…
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On Mission . . . In Pakistan
Pakistan is an Islamic country in South Asia. It shares its border with India, Afghanistan, Iran, and China, and the good news is preached here.…
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Leadership in Times of Crisis
On December 15, 1967, the Silver Bridge at Point Pleasant, West Virginia, collapsed, plunging many to their death. Investigation showed that the bridge was carrying…
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Pursuing Peace with Paul
The New Testament often paints its greatest truths with the broadest brush strokes. From it we get the big picture about the ministry of reconciliation,…
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No Words Needed
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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Working Toward Harmony
Are you concerned about harmony within the church? Many of us are. How then can we be reconciled with our brothers and sisters in our…
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Christian Peacemaking
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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My View From Your Pew
Six months ago, my husband and I began searching for a new church home. As we visited other congregations, I joked that we would join…
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Found Faithful
After many years of faithful service, the ambassador to a major country was fired. The problem occurred when a dispute arose between his home country…
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Talk the Walk
As I’m writing, the COVID-19 pandemic is sweeping the globe, impacting daily life for billions of people. If the past few months have taught us…
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