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The 2022-2023 New Missionary Class

As the resurrected Jesus gathered his disciples one last time before ascending to heaven, he charged them with spreading the news of his glorious plan for salvation throughout the earth. The small band of apostles was to multiply into a world-wide congrega...

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Our Gospel Message Is ‘Body-Positive’

We Christians have been talking about embodiment and physicality quite a bit lately. Gregg Allison’s Embodied, John Kleinig’s Wonderfully Made, and Sam Allberry’s What God Has to Say about Our Bodies all hit the shelves in the last few years and ...

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Devotion Beyond the Donation

“Not that I seek the gift, but I seek the fruit that increases to your credit. I have received full payment, and more. I am well supplied, having received from Epaphroditus the gifts you sent, a fragrant offering, a sacrifice acceptable and pleasing to G...

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Missions Blind Spots: Navigating the Invisible Obstacles for Church Leaders

The blaring horn surprised me and caused me to jerk the car back into my lane. I was not paying close attention and had only looked in my mirrors before attempting to change lanes. A car was tucked neatly in my blind spot. It was completely invisible, ...

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The Grace of Giving and Receiving

“Yet it was kind of you to share my trouble. And you Philippians yourselves know that in the beginning of the gospel, when I left Macedonia, no church entered into partnership with me in giving and receiving, except you only. Even in Thessalonica you sen...

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How To Endure All Things

“I rejoiced in the Lord greatly that now at length you have revived your concern for me. You were indeed concerned for me, but you had no opportunity. Not that I am speaking of being in need, for I have learned in whatever situation I am to be content. I...

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Expecting To Be Turned Away

Kanab came to Hôpital Baptiste Biblique (HBB) expecting to be turned away. When he arrived, his companions didn’t even take him out of the car because they anticipated hearing what they had been repeatedly told by other medical centers: he was hurt ...

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Goodness, Truth, Beauty, and the Christian

“Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is just, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is commendable, if there is any excellence, if there is anything worthy of praise, think about these things. What you have learn...

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Pastors: Do These 6 Things Before You Send a Missionary

Few things in pastoral ministry will instill a deeper joy in you than the sheer thrill of sending missionaries out from your congregation. As pastors, we live for moments like these, when we have the privilege of laying hands on qualified, called, ...

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Reasonableness: the New ‘Radical’

“Rejoice in the Lord always; again I will say, rejoice. Let your reasonableness  be known to everyone. The Lord is at hand[.]” (Philippians 4:4-5 ESV) Paul's detour in his message to the Philippians has run its course. In Philippians 4, he m...

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