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The ranks of persecuted Christians continue to grow. But so does the size of the church-especially in the Horn of Africa. Early church theologian and apologist, Tertullian, said, "The blood of martyrs is the seed of the church." He meant that the number of Christians seems to increase when…

Philip Yancey is one of the most popular writers in all of Christian publishing. His 20 books, with titles like What's So Amazing About Grace?, Where is God When it Hurts?, Prayer: Does it Make Any Difference?, and Soul Survivor: How My Faith Survived the Church have sold more than 5 million copies…

Characteristics of Emerging Adults Identity Explorations: Trying out various possibilities, especially in love and work. Instability: Moving frequently, starting and stopping school and jobs. All of this contributes to a lack of stability—a period of "revision" of one's "life plan". Self-…

Nothing can stand against love, for it "Never faileth." It does not recognize any "hard cases," but is just as sure of winning in the end as with the more tender-hearted. It is persistent, persuasive, patient and prevailing, and sees no failure, for it has none. It is the mightiest thing that a…

Nothing can stand against love, for it "Never faileth." It does not recognize any "hard cases," but is just as sure of winning in the end as with the more tender-hearted. It is persistent, persuasive, patient and prevailing, and sees no failure, for it has none. It is the mightiest thing that a…

Keep connected with students from your congregation when they are away at school: Include your students on the mailing list for the church newsletter, bulletins, or E-newsletters-keep them up-to-date about what's happening back home. Send a gift card-coffee, grocery, book, and discount store…

The following quotations from John A. Knight shed additional light on the matter of holiness.   "Apart from the enabling Spirit of Christ, the Church will be powerless in its attacks on Satan and his cohorts." "Holy living is more than adherence to a prescribed…

Victory should ever be our watchword, and not our watchword only; but it should be the very essence of our lives. We owe it to God, we owe it to ourselves, and to our fellow men that we have the victory. There is but little joy or satisfaction in an experience where doubt and carnal fear trouble…

Victory should ever be our watchword, and not our watchword only; but it should be the very essence of our lives. We owe it to God, we owe it to ourselves, and to our fellow men that we have the victory. There is but little joy or satisfaction in an experience where doubt and carnal fear trouble…

Most of us have honed the ordinary into a finely tuned expression of daily life. With few exceptions, we arrive into this world with the ordinary accompanying us. Few of us startle the attending doctors, nurses, or midwives and few leave the birthing room entourage speechless. Just ordinary…