6 February, 2025

Christian Standard

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The Power of an Emphatic Yes

The Power of an Emphatic Yes

Reading Time: 6 minutes

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. . . .

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Ukraine: Wounded but Not Broken

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” . . .

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Search Continues for Missing Women

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.  . . .

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