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in her book, Jenny Smith shares the struggles and victories since a cheerleading accident left her a quadriplegic in 1989. A key church objective should be to include people with disabilities, she says.
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News Briefs for Aug. 4
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Milligan University student-athlete Megan Jastrab won a bronze medal in the Women’s Team Pursuit Tuesday as part of the U.S. Women’s Cycling team at the Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan. (Plus briefs about the Stone-Campbell Journal, the death of Murray Hollis, and Ozark Christian College’s upcoming Branson Conference.)
How the Local Church Can Make a Difference in Foster Care
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A ministry that serves the foster care system isn’t simple. The situations are complicated and the answers are never easy, but it’s been an incredible honor for Christ’s Church of Oronogo to be invited into families’ stories.
Throwback Thursday: Excerpts from ‘It Worked for Us’ (Circa 1941)
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From 1935 to 1944, Joe B. Maffett penned a monthly column called “It Worked for Us.” Maffett, a minister from North Tonawanda, N.Y., sought input from readers for the aptly titled column. Here are three short items from 1941. . . .
David Faust Marks 25 Years of Weekly Column Writing
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Today is David Faust’s 25th anniversary of writing a weekly column focusing on God’s Word and Christian faith. On this date—July 28, 1996—Faust’s first column appeared in the pages of The Lookout magazine. “I view writing as an extension of my ministry,” Faust says.
News Briefs for July 28
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GNPI is reaching hundreds of thousands weekly in China. Plus briefs from the Russell School of Ministry, Englewood Christian Church, Christian Arabic Services, and more.
Pandemic Inspires Minister to Start Backyard Church
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Before COVID-19, minister Matt Dabbs might have spent his Sunday mornings before church straightening chairs and vacuuming the carpet. Today, he gets out his leaf blower to dry the dew off the grass in his backyard—because that’s where the church meets.
Journey Christian Facing ‘a COVID Crisis,’ Hampton Says
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Journey Christian Church in Florida announced it will suspend in-person worship services for a third straight week. Lead Pastor John Hampton estimated that 60 to 70 staff members and volunteers have tested positive for COVID-19.
Services Friday for Wayne Shaw, 89 (Plus News Briefs)
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Funeral services are set for Friday for longtime Lincoln Christian University preaching professor and academic dean Dr. Wayne Shaw, 89, who passed away July 14.