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After 55 years in ministry, Bob Kastens is convinced every pastor needs a hobby. Kastens’ hobby is genealogy. Bob Sartoris (pictured) enjoys woodworking. We also spoke with John Caldwell, Lee Delbridge, and Joshua Persall. (Hobbies included biking, the St. Louis Cardinals, and Hot Wheels cars—not in that order.)
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“Our missionaries ought not to be pinched for money,” Bayard Craig said during his message at a gathering of the Foreign Christian Missionary Society in 1887. “We can not compensate them for loss of friends, or possibly of health, but we can at least see that they are comfortable and that they have facilities for their work.”
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News briefs about a “Declaration and Address” original copy on display, three notable deaths, Mulberry International’s efforts in Ukraine, Ends of the Earth Cycling’s schedule, and this weekend’s big football game (Point University vs. Kentucky Christian University).
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At Northside Christian Church in Fortson, Ga., children and young adults with disabilities are experiencing the thrill of participating in team sports—some for the very first time—through a new ministry called the Adaptive Sports & Activities Program.
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The Great Lakes Christian College women’s soccer team polished off its regular season with 3-0 win over Regent University (Virginia Beach, Va.) and is ranked second in the NCCAA DII Coach’s Poll. The squad enters the postseason as defending national champions—a great accomplishment, especially when considering that three years ago the program didn’t exist.
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Christian churches in Cape Coral and Port Charlotte, Fla., are scrambling to help their congregations and communities recover from Hurricane Ian.
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This is part 2 of Christian Standard’s interview with Kent Sanders, coauthor of the new book “The Faith of Elvis: A Story Only a Brother Can Tell.” Sanders, a former St. Louis Christian College professor, assisted Elvis Presley’s younger stepbrother, Billy Stanley, in telling the inside story of the spiritual life of the “King of Rock and Roll.”
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As we walked to the church each time my father-in-law would say, “Well, who will preach this time, you or I?” My reply would be, “You may preach this time.” . . .
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News briefs about ICOM, a new preaching resource from e2, a new campus for Redemption Christian Church, upcoming women’s events at Ozark and Manhattan Christian colleges, and Bob Russell’s take on Halloween.