By Donald Townsley The word of God pleads for unity among the people of God. The Apostle Paul said in 1 Corinthians 1:10: “Now I beseech you brethren, by the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that ye all speak the same thing, and that there be no divisions among you; but that ye be perfectly …
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Why The Early Church Grew
By Mike Willis Each of us has been impressed with the rapid growth of the early church. Three thousand were baptized on Pentecost (Acts 2:41). In a short time the number of the men was 5000 (Acts 4:4). Later Luke records that “multitudes both of men and women” were “added to the Lord” (Acts 5:14). Within …
Suffering Saints
By Jim McDonald In June conflict arose between government troops and Muslim rebels in southern Mindanao resulted in many deaths to both combatants and created much suffering for the saints in the area. From Benjamin Libertino who lives in Midsayap, Cotabato comes the following report: “(June 27, 1997) I’m sorry to inform you that the Pikit …
Divorce
By Greg Litmer Over the past twenty-one years I have officiated at many marriages. In every marriage that I performed I was absolutely convinced that the couple had a right to marry. In each one of those marriages the man and woman stood be-fore me and however many guests were present, and most importantly they stood …