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Alberta Bible College is celebrating its 90th anniversary this weekend with three days of festivities beginning today (Sept. 16).
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U.S. News’ List Includes Several Christian Colleges (Plus News Briefs)
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U.S. News & World Report’s “Best College’s” issue includes Milligan, Johnson, and William Jessup universities, among others. Also, briefs about Intentional Churches, Ozark Christian College, and Del Harris’s enshrinement in the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame.
Reading Scripture and the Transformation of the Soul
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Our educational system and culture train us in a way of reading literature that works against the way the Scriptures were designed to be read and experienced. Our information culture resists embracing a text written primarily for transformation rather than information.
Ministry to Combat Vets in Indiana Plans Major Retreat Center
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Point Man of Newburgh—an Indiana ministry that helps combat veterans returning from war—is moving toward purchasing and developing a $4.5 million retreat center. The project is a monumental one for the 13-year-old nonprofit organization that got its start with the help of Crossroads Christian Church in Newburgh, Ind.
From Brokenness to Breakthrough: Afghanistan, One Year Later
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Doug Lucas of Team Expansion writes: “We have been surprised and amazed that in the 12 months since our troops’ rushed departure from Afghanistan in August 2021, God has raised up more than 100 families in a Christian network that defies anything previously known in that nation.”
News Briefs for September 7
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Briefs about a “Fresh Hope” Mental Health Care Summit for Pastors in Iowa, expansion by Traders Point Christian Church in Indianapolis, and more.
James Fehl: A Man Who Continued to Do Good
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The apostle Peter wrote to people who were suffering and challenged them to “commit themselves to their faithful Creator and continue to do good” (1 Peter 4:19). James Fehl, who passed away on Aug. 21, did just that . . . serving Christ throughout his life after contracting polio as a college freshman.
Preventing ‘Christian Dropouts’: Helping Students Stay Faithful Through the College Years
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Everyone knows a student who turned their back on their faith during their college years. Maybe one of your children did—or you’re concerned that someday, one of them will. As the new school year begins, two experts—Robert Witte and Jim Musser—offer their advice to Christian parents of children of all ages.
Lloyd Pelfrey & Gareth Reese: 130 Years of Service
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Daniel Schantz shares memories of teaching alongside Lloyd Pelfrey and Gareth Reese at Central Christian College of the Bible in Moberly, Mo. Pelfrey and Reese both concluded 65 of service to the school in the spring.