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By Steve Playl Most of us detest mosquito bites. Have you ever heard someone say, “You know, one of my favorite things is to be covered with mosquitoes.” Didn’t think so. Some people seem to be more bothered by mosquitoes than others. Take my wife Sammie for example. Not only does she react to their […]
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Pastor Brian Branam baptizes one of 72 Liberty Baptist baptized this summer. LIBERTY BAPTIST CHURCH In a society that seems to be “losing its religion,” is it possible to baptize a bunch of people? It’s no secret that churches are struggling. Our local newspaper recently published an article about the decline of many churches in our […]
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By Sarah Dixon Young Where is the sun’s shadow? I sat in the woods the other day studying the shadow of a cottonwood tree as the leaves tossed and turned. As the sun sank in the west, the shadow grew longer, covering me and the little rabbit playing in the grass. Because the sun is […]
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On the job with his fellow truckers he talked about Jesus, sometimes in more detail than they wanted to hear.
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A post on social media is assumed to be true just because it reaches critical mass and goes viral. Why are we so gullible and programmed to simply believe what we see or hear as Gospel truth? Have we truly lost our ability to think critically? In our postmodern world, relativism and pluralistic philosophy are […]
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I’ve noticed a pattern. Periodically, a name will appear in the news for a variety of reasons. It could be a young athlete has the performance of his or her life. Perhaps someone becomes part of a positive viral video. Maybe they earn a highly-publicized promotion. For whatever reason, their 15 minutes in the spotlight […]
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My evidence is anecdotal, but my experience is that many, if not most, Sunday school classes or small groups turn inwardly at some point. Even those that start with the strongest outward focus sometimes lose this battle. Here are some reasons this shift happens: Their churches are already inwardly focused. It’s not just the Sunday school […]
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By Mary Alan It’s the little things, the mundane, that cause me to fail as a cross-cultural witness. On the other hand, the catastrophes and emergencies — these events are catalyzers for my witness: A colleague has been kidnapped. A believer is undergoing severe persecution. When these things happen, my husband and I call our […]
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…”Vindication” gives us a unique spin by spotlighting characters who were wrongly accused…
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By Kelvin Cochran Many Christian Americans in today’s culture are faced with a choice whether to live out their faith or keep their jobs. We are living in a season where one week we are receiving accolades for what God is doing through us in our careers, and the next week we are facing termination […]