the joys and challenges of working with refugees, part one
As an eleven year-old dreamer in Dumas, a small town in the Texas panhandle, I attended mission classes at our local Baptist church and wondered if God would call me to be a missionary to Africa. The thought thrilled and terrified me at the same time. But I simply prayed, “God, use me as you see best. Wherever [...]
philippians 4:21-23 [final greetings]
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Read Philippians 4:21-23 (ESV, NIV, The Message) Greetings Saints, While I hope you enjoy the video, I feel it’s important to share a link with you that properly examines this portion of Scripture. In my extensive search for any information about Philippians 4:21-23, I came across a blog post by Dr. Mark E. Hardgrove. Once I read [...]
philippians 2:1-11 [Christ's example of humility]
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Read Philippians 2:1-11 (ESV, NIV, The Message) If we are not careful, culture rather than God will actually define reality for us. This is the core of many problems in discipleship today. American Christians need not worry of persecution from the world, but seduction by the world. The world we live in is full of seductive, deceptive, half-truths [...]
rapid growth of christianity [bible college papers]
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Note: This essay is part of a series that I am doing for a class on church history. This part of the series is a summary of some of the reasons the early and medieval church experienced rapid growth. Christianity seemed to defy the odds of a start-up religion… Not only did it survive in [...]
