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A Higher Learning Commission delegation that visited Great Lakes Christian College in late March is recommending that the accrediting agency lift the school’s probationary status. . . .
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The Power of an Emphatic Yes
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In 1996, Joe Putting and his elders at Tomoka Christian Church (Ormond Beach, Fla.) asked a simple question: “What would saying an emphatic yes to the Great Commission look like?” They came out of that season of prayer and reflection with an almost obsessive desire to profoundly impact all the nations of the world with the gospel of Jesus Christ. . . .
Ukraine: Wounded but Not Broken
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“The overwhelming majority of volunteers at the beginning of the war were provided to Ukrainian society by churches,” Ukrainian minister Valentin Siniy writes. “It is difficult to find an evangelical church that did not play a role” . . .
Search Continues for Missing Women
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The Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation is not certain two missing Kansas women—including a Christian church pastor’s wife—are still alive. The women—Jilian Kelley, 39, and Veronica Butler, 27—have been missing since March 30. Kelley is the wife of Heath Kelley, pastor of Hugoton First Christian Church. . . .
THROWBACK THURSDAY: ‘Prayers at the Table’ (1984)
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“Is there a church that has no story to tell about prayers at the Lord’s table?” William S. Boice asked in 1984. “We of the New Testament order often find ourselves criticized by our denominational brethren of a more liturgical custom who find our somewhat casual approach to Communion to be nearly offensive. It bears thinking about.” . . .
‘Evidence to Indicate Foul Play’ in Women’s Disappearance
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The Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation believes foul play may have been involved in the disappearance of a western Kansas pastor’s wife and another woman. The women—Julian Kelley, 39, and Veronica Butler, 27—have been missing since Saturday. Kelley is the wife of Heath Kelley, pastor of Hugoton First Christian Church. . . .
Alexander Christian Foundation to Mark 60th Anniversary (Plus News Briefs)
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The Alexander Christian Foundation in Indiana is planning a 60th anniversary celebration. . . . Johnson University President Tommy Smith is seeking a kidney donor. . . . A miniseries about James A. Garfield is in the works.
Preacher’s Wife, Another Woman Missing Since Saturday
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A preacher’s wife and her acquaintance who left Hugoton, Kan., together on Saturday morning to pick up the second woman’s children haven’t been seen since. Missing are Jilian Kelley, 39, and Veronica Butler, 27. Jilian’s husband, Heath, has been serving with Hugoton First Christian Church, but recently was called to minister with Willow Christian Church in Indianola, Neb. . . .
What Is the Lord’s Supper? Exploring Unity, Renewal, and Remembrance
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What actually happens when churches gather to celebrate the Lord’s Supper? Answers vary. I want to suggest that the Lord’s Supper is a weekly experience of church unity, covenant renewal, and mutual remembrance. . . .