Are You Called?

Are You Called? By Kenny Latimore Could God be calling you into pastoral ministry? At the moment of my birth, the doctor didn’t proclaim, “We’ve got a pastor here. His hands are folded in prayer!” Like many people, my call to the pastorate wasn’t always clear. There were many twists and turns along the way. […]

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Through the Rearview Mirror

Through the Rearview Mirror By Clayton Blackstone Through the rearview mirror How blessed all those in whom you live, Whose lives become roads you travel; They wind through lonesome valleys, come upon brooks, Discover cool springs and pools brimming with rain! God-traveled, these roads curve up the mountain, and At the last turn — Zion! […]

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Five Questions for Glennon Balser

Five Questions for Glennon Balser Glennon grew up in Kanahwa County in West Virginia. His father Brinford (Buck) Balser was an Advent Christian minister who, while serving at the Clendenin AC Church in West Virginia, was tragically killed in a car accident along with Rev. Rolly Chambers when returning home from a denominational meeting. Glennon […]

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Submit to Your Leaders: Scripture Study

Submit to Your Leaders: Hebrews 13:17 Scripture Study We invite you to use these scripture studies for personal enrichment, group study or discipleship. Context From this text and others,[1] it’s clear in Scripture that pastors have authority. But what kind of authority? How far does the jurisdiction extend, and are there any checks on that […]

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Balancing Your Marriage and Parenting Roles

Balancing Your Marriage and Parenting Roles By Willie Batson Nora Ephron writes, “When you have a baby, you set off an explosion in your marriage, and when the dust settles, your marriage is different; not worse, necessarily; but different.” Being married with children certainly changes your life in many ways – both in being a […]

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The Incarnation: Scripture Study

The Incarnation: John 1:1-14 Scripture Study We invite you to use these scripture studies for personal enrichment, group study or discipleship. Context Verses 1–14 serve as the prologue to John’s gospel and introduce many of the major themes John will address, most prominently that Jesus is the promised Messiah and the Son of God. This […]

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Evangelist of the Resurrection

Evangelist of the Resurrection While teaching at Oro Bible College in the Philippines, I regularly asked my students to “define the gospel.” I wanted them to articulate their faith in their own words, not just something memorized from their classes. They needed the skill of putting the gospel in their own words. Fortunately, we have […]

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Five Questions for Glenn Rice

Five Questions for Glenn Rice Interviewed by Justin Nash Glenn has walked with Jesus from his childhood, growing up in a Christian home with a heritage of faith spanning several generations. He was called to pastoral ministry while a student at Berkshire Christian College, where he met his future wife, Cindy (Schaeffner) Rice. The couple […]

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