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More Change Than Same Between the Testaments

If you take up the book of Deuteronomy and read its 7 sermons, perhaps one per day, what themes would be in your mind? Then the next week, what would happen if you read the book of Acts keeping in … Continue reading

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Praying for America in Africa: A Fourth of July Christian Reflection

By Tim Cantrell My wife and I are Americans who have now lived more of our lives on African soil than on American soil, for the past 25 years and counting.  All five of our kids were born in Africa, … Continue reading

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Pictures of Christian Dignity

Christian faithfulness includes learning to talk the way Scripture talks. This is not easy because sin complicates the simplest things, bogs down the most effortless tasks, and pulls the soul of track. God does call believers slaves and sheep. But … Continue reading

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A Review of Dane Ortlund’s Gentle and Lowly

Introduction Gentle and Lowly is an expositional attempt to tell us what Christ’s heart towards sinners and sufferers is. The answer provided in this book states that Christ is full of compassion toward those who are hurting. The key text … Continue reading

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Unknown, Yet Greatly Used~ The Lives of George and Sarah Boardman

Scripture is filled with godly men and women who lived and served faithfully, yet they remain virtually unknown. Ahijah, Iddo, Azariah, Oded, Micaiah, Huldah, and several others whose names aren’t even listed were godly prophets. George and Sarah Boardman are … Continue reading

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False Teachers Promoted by Bars

Thursday morning at 11:00 am I arrived in Mpombo, the western section of Valdezia to visit house by house and begin Bible studies in ongoing efforts to evangelize. The houses display a mix of the middle class and the poor. … Continue reading

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Multiculturalism, Part 1: The Prophet Jeremiah on the Cultures of the World

Can anything good be found in man or the world apart from the grace and presence of the Lord Jesus Christ? What would the world look like if only one nation had the Bible? It would look like the days … Continue reading

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2018 Update Letters

31 JANUARY 2018~ A BRIEF BIOGRAPHY In the village of Juweni about 200 homes cluster a thousand or so Tsongas with a sprinkling of Vendas and Shonas. The larger area known as Valdezia holds about eight of these smaller villages together. … Continue reading

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A “Christ-centred” Church

Tonight, I went to a miracle crusade at a church that advertises itself as “Christ-centred.” Alpheus, the pastor at Elim, as well as another member, Steven, came with me. There are a few short videos posted on Facebook. Here are … Continue reading

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2017 Update Letters

11 January 2017~ Our New Pattern Church in the Town For the last 7 Sundays, our family has worshipped in two “churches” each week. Beginning in town about 5 minutes from our house, the English congregation of Baptists meet at … Continue reading

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