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“The nineteenth century dawned on an America that was far from Christian. Unbelief was prevalent and popular,” Ira M. Boswell wrote in 1924. “The Bible was considered a dead book and the gospel powerless to save. Speaking to sinners concerning personal salvation was objectionable to pious believers, and looked upon as a personal interference with the plans of God.” . . .
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“When we pray we do not always get precisely what we ask for,” Max Ward Randall wrote in 1954. “What are some of the reasons?” . . .
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For his “Best Practices” feature in 2014, former editor Mike Mack introduced a listicle by writing: “Acts 20 contains 21 character traits of the apostle Paul. Look over this list, and then take time to assess yourself as a leader.” . . .
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In 1924, Ashley Johnson, the founder of what is now Johnson University, wrote: “Nine years ago I broke down completely and was under the care of a physician. While I waited in bed for two months, Mrs. Johnson kept the work going and came nearer freeing it from debt than ever before. During these nine years I have fought for my life and the work which God gave me to do with all my heart.” . . .
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“Over the past several years, cheating and plagiarism have surfaced as hot topics in academia, the news media, and more recently, the church,” Dean M. Christensen wrote in 2005. “Several high-profile cases involve pastors of large churches who resigned, or were fired or suspended for repeated instances of ‘borrowing’ sermons from various sources without attribution” . . .
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Christians gathered at The Lexington Cemetery in 1909 to hear J.W. McGarvey offer his recollections of eight “pioneer preachers” who are buried there, including John T. Johnson, Raccoon John Smith, Robert Milligan, and more. (Part 2)
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Christians gathered at The Lexington Cemetery in 1909 to hear J.W. McGarvey offer his recollections of eight “pioneer preachers” who are buried there, including John T. Johnson, Raccoon John Smith, Robert Milligan, and more. (Part 1)
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“Someone ought to say a good word for the small church,” Joseph H. Dampier wrote in 1981. “The reported observation of Abraham Lincoln that the Lord must love the common people because He made so many of them could be applied to small churches because there are so many of them.” . . .
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In this excerpt from a 1906 essay, Anna D. Bradley responded to a correspondent who contended that Christmas Day was “handed down from heathendom.” . . .