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‘Preacher says the Bible is not the word of God’
BY JACK WARD Several years ago, Alexander J. Barron, a licensed Missionary Baptist preacher, decided that the Bible is not the word of God, but that is OK; he will continue to preach it. He says, “I believe in preaching the word of God. I believe in the saving of souls from the clutches of…
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Why Should I Worry? Part 2
BY GREG CRUM “And there arose a great storm of wind, and the waves beat into the ship, so that it was now full. And he was in the hinder part of the ship, asleep on a pillow: and they awake him, and say unto him, Master, carest thou not that we perish? And he…
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Who is in charge of the weather?
BY DAWN REED We are having some crazy weather this week. Extreme heat warnings are in every forecast. It is supposed to be a bajillion degrees today and just the same tomorrow, and the next day, and the next day. We practically need sunscreen to get to the car. Our friend Corey said it feels…
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‘Through the Gates of Splendor’
BY JACK WARD One of the most influential Christian women of the 20th century, Elisabeth Elliot, has died. Elliot, the Christian author and speaker whose husband, Jim, was killed during their short-lived but legendary missionary work among unreached tribes in eastern Ecuador in the 1950s, passed away Monday, June 15, at age 88. She wrote…
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Why should I worry?
BY GREG CRUM “Therefore take no thought, saying, What shall we eat? or, What shall we drink? or, Wherewithal shall we be clothed? (For after all these things do the Gentiles seek:) for your heavenly Father knoweth that ye have need of all these things. But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his…
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Our Jesus is a Jew Part 3
BY GREG CRUM “I say then, Hath God cast away his people? God forbid. For I also am an Israelite, of the seed of Abraham, of the tribe of Benjamin. God hath not cast away his people which he foreknew.” Romans 11:1-2a Has God forsaken the modern nation of Israel? Great question, and one that…
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A treasure inside
BY JACK WARD As Postmaster, I was in the package delivery business for 37 years. People either love or hate getting packages. But almost always they contain a treasure inside. The No. 1 phrase I have heard when someone gets a package is “I don’t remember ordering anything? Should I open this?” They act scared…
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Make your chapters count
BY DAWN REED On page 1955 in my Life Application Study Bible, something wonderful happened. Well, “wonderful” might not be the right word. “Important” is probably better. Acts, chapters 2 and 4, state that the number of believers was growing. Daily. First, 3,000 were saved, then the number of men grew to about 5,000. By…
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Our Jesus is a Jew Part 2
BY GREG CRUM “I say then, Hath God cast away his people? God forbid. For I also am an Israelite, of the seed of Abraham, of the tribe of Benjamin. God hath not cast away his people which he foreknew.” Romans 11:1-3 What book of the Bible is quoted above? Who made this statement? From…
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Wear his coat well
BY JACK WARD Many years ago, an evangelist named Jakov arrived in a village in Serbia. He met an elderly man there named Cimmerman, and Jakov began to talk to him about the love of Christ. Cimmerman abruptly interrupted Jakov and told him that he wished to have nothing to do with Christianity. He reminded…
