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If our focus is primarily on what (telling people about Jesus) or how (training and tactics), the work of evangelism can feel forced and uncomfortable. But once the why sinks in, everything changes.
From the Editor
Stillness
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The psalmist offered a remedy for the kind of busyness that keeps us from drawing near to our heavenly Father. He wrote, “Be still, and know that I am God.”
The Art of (Spiritual) Warfare
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From the moment he set himself up against God and was cast out of heaven, the devil has been hard at work, relentlessly attempting to disrupt and impede the plan of God.
Loving Christ’s Church
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When we put the needs of others in the body of Christ above our own, when we show respect and deference to others in the church, when we replace authority and prestige with a basin and towel, we demonstrate our love for Christ and the church he cherishes.
The Challenge and Hope of Vocational Ministry
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The words challenge and hope describe well the focus of this issue. Ministry can be hard. And discouraging. But we stick with it because of hope—hope in whom we serve, and hope in the work to which he has called us.
New Year, New Online Resources
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As we enter the New Year, we’d like to introduce several new online resources we’re making available to our readers in 2025.
Reasons To Be Grateful
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Let’s honor God in this season as we give thanks for our blessings, as we celebrate our salvation, and as we take the gospel to the world.
Rules of Engagement
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Faced with the inevitability of conflict, how should Christians conduct themselves? What are our rules of engagement? With Scripture as our frame of reference, here are some, but certainly not all, of the rules.
Hope for a Movement
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While working on a research project for a seminary degree, I visited Bethany, West Virginia, home of Bethany College. My stay began with a tour of the Alexander Campbell’s home. . . .