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Feature Article

The ultimate Christmas truce

by Steve VanWinkle “…and on earth peace, good will toward men.” I can’t help but hear the voice of Linus every time I read this snippet of the proclamation by the heavenly host on the first Christmas. I […]

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Feature Article

Being a wise gift-giver:

Choosing the best gifts for everyone on your Christmas list by Kevin Carson Ah, the pressures of the Christmas gift list. What do you buy and why? Did you know there are principles from Proverbs […]

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Feature Article

ABCs of highly effective prayer

by Jim and Jeri Combs In the tradition of acrostic or alphabeti­cal psalms and chapters in the Bible (see Psalm 119), it is appropriate to arrange these great truths on prayer in English alphabetical order. […]

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AfterWords

Preaching from a grocery bag

By Don Nevels – BBFI missionary to Argentina Very soon after Pearl Harbor was bombed in 1941, and during the raging battles of the Second World War, Don (that’s me), Nancy, Carole, and Larry Nevels came […]

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Baptist History

James Ireland

The preacher they tried to kill By Thomas Ray James Ireland was born in 1748 to an affluent Scot­tish family. His future was filled with promise, but a youthful indiscretion forced him to abandon his […]

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Urban Current

Where is God?

By Charles Lyons The untimely pregnancy sets tongues a wagging in this Palestinian vil­lage. A young maiden’s betrothed does the socially improper, politically incorrect, religiously unacceptable thing; he stays true to his fiancée. On top […]

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On the Table

End of the year housekeeping

By Keith Bassham Though most readers will receive this magazine before Thanksgiv­ing, publishing realities demand I think in terms of the end of the year, and certain housekeeping chores make similar demands. First a word […]

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President Perspective

Look at Jesus and tell others

By Linzy Slayden In 1940 and 1941, British author Dorothy Sayers was commissioned to write a series of plays entitled, “The Man Born to be King.” These plays about the life of Jesus were later […]

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Worldwide Missions

All things considered — amazing

By Jon Konnerup My recent trip to Japan was eye-opening. For centuries, the devil has kept a strong­hold upon the hearts and minds of these people to keep them from seeing the Light of Jesus […]

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Church Planting

October conferences productive

By Wayne Guinn It has been a very busy month of October for the National Church Planting Office. However, it was an exciting month for us as well. The NCPO had the privilege of co-sponsoring […]