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Emmanuel Awarded Pathways for Tomorrow Grant from Lilly Endowment
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A Lilly Endowment grant will support efforts by Emmanuel Christian Seminary at Milligan University in addressing challenges that limit prospective students and underrepresented populations from attending and graduating.
Outlook to Plant Church in Vulnerable Section of Indy
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Outlook Christian Church in McCordsville, Ind., will plant a new church early next year in a vulnerable neighborhood in the Indianapolis metro.
FCC-Lamar Adding Family Life Center (Plus News Briefs)
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First Christian Church in Lamar, Mo.—which just celebrated its 150th anniversary—is planning a $2 million Family Life Center. Also briefs about Point University, City Church OTR, Chuck Terrill, Southeast Christian (Louisville), and more.
MACU Sends Students Home in Anticipation of Possible ‘Civil Unrest’
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Mid-Atlantic Christian University canceled classes for Monday and Tuesday and is sending students home after the mayor of Elizabeth City, N.C., declared a state of emergency in anticipation of the local sheriff’s office releasing body camera footage in the shooting death last week of Andrew Brown Jr.
May 2 | A Cry for Kingship
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The Israelite elders said they wanted a king so they could be “like all the other nations.” But they really wanted Yahweh not to be their king anymore.
May 2 | Application
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We often wonder why God says no to our prayers, but this incident raises a different question: “Why would the Lord say yes to a foolish request?”
May 2 | Discovery
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How do you see God’s permissive will at work in this passage?
Comfort Food
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When Jesus and his followers gathered together in Jerusalem to share the Last Supper, they were tired, anxious, weary, and afraid. They definitely needed some “comfort food”!