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Jesus fought for our freedom, as president Calvin Coolidge described, “not with the sword, but with the cross.”
A President’s Faith
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Throwback Thursday: Ordained by a Grandmother’s Prayer (1978)
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“I cannot remember when I first decided to enter the ministry,” James B. North wrote in 1978. “It seems the decision has always been with me.” Later in life, he learned the rest of the story. (Dr. North died earlier this week.)
Bowling Green Church, IDES Helping Community Recover from Tornado
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For the past two months, since a tornado struck its town on Dec. 10, Bowling Green (Ky.) Christian Church has been helping its community with the able assistance of IDES.
News Briefs for Feb. 9
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Briefs about the National Preaching Summit (March 7-8), Men’s Day (March 5) and Ladies’ Day (April 2) at St. Louis Christian College, a historic college basketball match-up pitting GLCC’s Richard Westerlund coaching against his twin brother, and more.
Longtime Professor, Restoration Historian, James B. North Dies
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Dr. James B. North, 81, longtime professor of church history at Cincinnati Christian University, frequent lecturer on church history, and a man who wrote extensively on the history of Christian churches and churches of Christ in America, died on Monday after battling cancer.
This Year’s ICOM Ending on Saturday, Not Sunday
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ICOM has announced the 2022 gathering in Columbus, Ohio, will be one day shorter than in recent years. The conference will officially open on Thursday, Nov. 3, and close at 5 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 5 (instead of on Sunday morning, as has been the recent practice).
Harmony
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When believers gather to share in the loaf and the cup of the Lord’s Supper, we too come together in harmony . . .
Feb. 13 | Justified by Faith
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If grace is God’s love for us that we do not deserve, then faith is how that grace is appropriated in our lives.
Feb. 13 | Application
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Has life disappointed you? Have others disappointed you? How about the church . . . or God?