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Strengthening Faith through Service
A book chapter on why church health depends on active servanthood—arguing that faith flourishes through participation, not silence. Are we serving as ambassadors of faith or bystanders? Read more
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a study on christ’s priesthood
(This is a Bible Study written for small group leaders and previously published by Adult Bible Study Guide) STEP 1—MOTIVATE. Help your class members answer this question: “Why is this lesson important to me?” Franck Kabele, a 35-year-old preacher shared a revelation he received with his congregation. He told them that he believed he could walk on Read more
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cancer center creates hope
(published August 2010) It was November 2009. Herb was in his doctor’s office and nothing could prepare him for the words he was about to hear. “You have cancer.” Over the next few days, numbness enveloped his family. They didn’t know what to do. Despite rising survival rates, cancer continues to be the second most Read more
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The Woman in the Trunk
My most memorable journeys have been those punctuated by stories of people I’ve met along the way. This one happened at It’s a Burl in Kerby. I almost drove right by the hodgepodge of wood carvings piled along the roadside and the tall strange structure that spewed purple waters into a frothy pool. But I’m Read more
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a study on stewardship
Key Text: Matthew 25:29 Objectives: 1. Know: That stewardship is a lifestyle. 2. Feel: Joy by living a life of stewardship. 3. Do: Maintain a balance in your life and manage the resources with which God has entrusted you. Lesson Outline: I. A Life of Stewardship (Luke 16:1-12) A. This passage is one of the Read more
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a study on heaven
Key Text: John 14:2,3 Objectives: 1. Know: That the Kingdom of God is within you. 2. Feel: Encouraged knowing that life on earth is but a transient phase. 3. Do: Be focused on the face-to-face communion with your Creator God that awaits you when this life is over. Lesson Outline: I. Not of This World Read more
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sarah emma edmonds: lessons from a mistress of disguise
In 1842 Sarah Emma Edmonds entered this world as a baby girl. It was an era that dictated girls stay strapped in frilly petticoats and master the art of cooking. And Sarah’s determination to prove that she was as good as a boy provoked her father’s temper so much that he became abusive and she Read more
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our lineage and what it means
(published 2006 in the Adventist Review) When Tom Robinson, an amateur yet avid genealogist, sent a sample of his DNA to a bioarchaeology firm, the resulting discovery required more than a letter in the mail. Robinson received a personal phone call that informed him that he was a direct descendant of Ghengis Khan. For some, Read more
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Ramabai: Overcoming Obstacles
Born in 1858, Ramabai was destined to live an empty life. It was not the best time to be a woman. Society saw no value in women except for procreating and housekeeping. Even these value markers dropped to a zero when the husband died; the expendable widow was thrown onto the funeral pyre to be Read more
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scars are not forever
(I co-authored this with Dr. David Pennington. The article appeared in the Adventist Review in 2004) Kline: Surendra’s is a typical Nepali family—Every day his parents leave home before dawn to work in the fields till dusk; His brother, Suman, and he are left alone at home. Surendra was only 3 months old when his Read more
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