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“Bernel Getter, a young Wisconsin missionary who is home on furlough after five years in India’s Central Provinces because of a severe case of malaria,” told Midwestern church audiences in 1953 that, “denominationalism is Christianity’s greatest enemy in India” . . .
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Shawn McMullen has been named the 13th editor of Christian Standard, succeeding Michael C. Mack, who died unexpectedly Aug. 24. McMullen has served previously as editor of The Lookout. “When I think about Christian Standard’s 157-year history, its impact on our churches, and its legacy of godly editors, I view this as a sacred trust,” McMullen said . . .
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Jake Ratliff and Josh Hawkins met at Tollesboro (Ky.) Christian Church and bonded over their love of the outdoors and hunting. After noticing many young people lacked dads or father figures, they developed Hunt for the Gospel to help teach young people about hunting, God, and living with Christlike character. . . .
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Supporters have helped Ozark Christian College meet the $5.9 million goal for its Ready To Go campaign which targets three initiatives. . . . Plus briefs about SpireConference (Sept. 26-28), the Midwest Ministers’ Retreat (Oct. 23-24), a tragedy in Kansas, and more.
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“One Body,” edited by Victor Knowles, has promoted the unity of all Christians for the sake of world evangelism (as Jesus prayed for in John 17:21) for 40 years, but its focus has been on unity within the Restoration Movement . . .
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“I Can,” a movie about Katelyn Pavey, a one-armed athlete who became an All-American softball player at Kentucky Christian University, will premiere in theaters nationwide on Friday. Katelyn’s home church, First Capital Christian Church in Corydon, Ind., produced the film. . . .
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TCM recognized some folks already ministering to the needs of people inside war-affected Ukraine—and elsewhere—would benefit from chaplaincy training, so they developed a graduate certificate in chaplaincy. . . .
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In his well-known sermon “Playing Hurt,” Wayne Smith asked, “Will you stay in the game . . . even if you’ve been hurt? God had only one son without sin, but no son without sorrow. . . .”
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A few hundred people gathered Saturday morning at Northeast Christian Church in Louisville, Ky., for Christian Standard editor Michael C. Mack’s funeral service. Mike died of a blood clot on Aug. 24 while mountain biking in Colorado. . . . Plus briefs from Mid-Atlantic Christian University, IDES, and more.