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Female Prisoners Earn Ministry Degrees (Plus News Briefs)
Reading Time: 3 minutes
Thirteen women, including eight prisoners, received Master of Arts in Christian Ministry degrees from Lipscomb University in mid-December after taking classes for years on Wednesday nights. Also briefs about Rusty Russell, Stanley Helton, a Gallup survey about chaplains, and more.
‘Living to Serve Another Day’ . . . After a Near-Death Experience with My ‘Gravity Group’
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“I know that my last day could be any day,” Alan Ahlgrim writes. He and four close ministry friends nearly skidded off the side of a mountain road in Colorado not long ago. “By God’s grace, we are living to serve another day.”
January 8 | It’s Exciting
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By this point in the book of Ezra, God’s people had their hope deferred. They came back from captivity with such high hopes . . . but then the wheels fell off. . . .
January 8 | Discovery
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What area in your life are you hoping to build on with God’s help this year?
The Crux of the Matter
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How does a just and holy God punish sin while also forgiving man as a loving and compassionate God?
New Name and Pastoral Transition at N.C. Church
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First Christian in Kernersville, N.C., is changing its name to The Crossing on Jan. 1. In August, Eddie Schmidt will take over for founding pastor Pete Kunkle, who will become CEO of HASTEN International.
What Is Truth?
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A Word Study from the Hebrew Old Testament and Greek New Testament