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The 2024 Pressing on Conference will be take place in St. Charles, Mo., April 9-11. . . . Also, briefs from Mountain Christian Church, Common Grounds Unity Podcast, Great Lakes Christian College, and Hope International University . . . and the inductions of L.D. Campbell and Bill Greer into a hall of fame.
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Six months after her great-grandmother’s death, Elizabeth Merold remembers “Grandma Pat’s” unique ways and loving notes. . . . “What I wouldn’t do for five more minutes with that woman.” . . .
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The men’s soccer team from Milligan University pulled four upsets to reach the NAIA National Championship match before falling to MidAmerica Nazarene University 2-1 on Monday afternoon at Scheels Stryker Sports Complex in Wichita, Kan. . . .
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Ozark Christian College, Joplin, Mo., will host its Preaching-Teaching Convention Feb. 19-21. The gathering, which is designed “to help leaders lead better longer,” will feature main sessions, worship, and workshops. This year’s theme: “Among the Lions: Trusting in God When You’re Trapped in Babylon.” . . .
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Alexander Campbell provided this description of his father, Thomas Campbell, in a volume called “Memoirs of Elder Thomas Campbell,” published in 1861. Almost 50 years later, Christian Standard extracted and published this short portion . . .
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“If you’re like me, when you hear the word ‘disciples’ you picture the [twelve] apostles,” Dr. Holly J. Carey writes. “[But] Among those faithful followers were a remarkable number of women. . . . Often, these women’s stories were told because they represented the kinds of actions Jesus expected of his followers. Most women in the Gospels serve as role models for the audience.” . . .
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Jessup University has announced its expansion into Oregon through a partnership with Multnomah University of Portland. Under the agreement—which the institutions jointly described as a “merger of mission”—Multnomah’s 22-acre campus has become the Multnomah Campus of Jessup University. . . .
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Point University welcomed its largest incoming class in university history this fall. Across all its programs, the West Point, Ga., university’s enrollment now totals 2,817 students. . . . Plus briefs from three other Christian universities: Johnson, Dallas, and Manhattan.
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While traveling home from the 2023 International Conference on Missions—which finished up Saturday in Oklahoma City—ICOM Executive Director David Empson said he kept track of his messages. He said he was pleased with what he was hearing. . . .