By Jim McDonald There is power in the word. The gospel is God’s power to save and is quick and powerful (Rom. 1:16; Heb. 4:12). Thousands of Filipinos have been saved by having heard the Word. Many thousands more would obey but they wait because they have not yet heard. There are perhaps 600 Filipino preachers …
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Christmas at God’s House
By Mike Willis The holiday season is an occasion that some use to commemorate the birth of Jesus. Many who pause to remember Christ’s birth are those who make no time in the rest of the year to pay homage to our risen Lord. Christmas is a time when TV provides live coverage of the Catholic …
Family Unto The Third and the Fourth Generation
By L.A. Stauffer (All quotations are from “The Family Circle” and from interviews with Leslie’s children. LAS) Leslie Diestelkamp was a captivating preacher, but not the most eloquent among his fellow evangelists; an interesting writer, but not the best trained and most professional among his fellow editors; a meticulous and accurate student of the scriptures, but …
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Obituary: Leslie Diestelkamp
Leslie Eugene Diestelkamp died Sept. 12, 1995, in Aurora, Illinois, having suffered a stroke December 19, 1994 from which he was unable to recover. He was born December 24, 1911, in Phelps County, Missouri, thus living 83 years, 8 months and 19 days. His mother died when he was three months old and from then …