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The Partnership of Missions and Business in China
In an article for Today's Christian about the rapid growth of the church in China, Rob Moll tells the story of a missionary and businessman called ...
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William Borden: Living with No Regrets
In 1904 William Borden graduated from a Chicago high school. As heir to the Borden Dairy estate, he was already a millionaire. For his high school graduation ...
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Reaching Out to Witches, Warlocks, Satanists, and Vampires
In his book Organic Church, Neil Cole describes a number of missional communities that go where the people are, rather than have the people come to them. ...
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A Boot Camp for Young Missionaries
At Teen Missions, campers give up virtually their entire summer for [a boot camp] on evangelism. They spend two weeks in Merritt Island, Florida, learning ...
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A Willingness to Be Lonely
The unoccupied fields of the world await those who are willing to be lonely for the sake of Christ.
—Samuel Zwemer, U.S. missionary (1867–1952)
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Different Attitudes Among Silver and Bronze Medalists
A fascinating study done by Professor Vicki Medvec reveals the relative importance of subjective attitudes over and above objective circumstances. Medvec ...
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The Necessity of Hope
What oxygen is to the lungs, such is hope to the meaning of life.
—Emil Brunner, Swiss theologian (1889–1966)
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Tim Keller on Idolatry
In an article for the Gospel Coalition, pastor and author Tim Keller offers this potent definition of sin: "Sin isn't only doing bad things, ...
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How to Live Longer
An article in National Geographic identified three regions of the world where people have consistently shown longer life spans: Okinawa, Sardinia, and ...
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Boy Ministers with No Arms or Legs
Thousands are coming to hear him preach. His ministry has gone global. He has a new book coming out. That's quite a résumé for a boy ...
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