Eight Days Journey Through Four Millennia of History (2) From Tarsus to Mount Ararat

By Ferrell Jenkins The new road between Adana and Gaziantep was as good as any super highway one might find in the United States or Europe. Shortly before arriving at Gaziantep we reached an elevation of about 3600 feet above sea level, passing through beautiful mountains and valleys. Turkey is blessed with an abundance of grain …

A Tribute To Terry Eckhardt

By Julia Eckhardt This story is written in memory of Terry Eckhardt to encourage Christians to persevere in teaching alien sinners and praying for their repentance. Sometimes, teaching alien sinners can seem hopeless, and their repentance and conversion an impossibility. However, Jesus said, “… with God all things are possible” Matt. 19:26). In the early 1980s, …

Another Effort In Kaunas, Lithuania

By Steve Wallace, Kevin Campbell In late August of this year, Doug Hill, of Pasadena, Texas, arrived in Kaunas the third week of August to start another effort to spread the gospel in Kaunas. Steve Wallace worked with him for a good portion of September; then Kevin Campbell arrived in mid-October to stay until they both …

Mastering Self (2) Putting Gods Will First

By Donnie V. Rader In the first article of this series we saw that God demands self-denial. Jesus said that one must deny himself to be his follower (Mark 8:34). Part of the principle of self-denial is learning to put God’s will first. In preaching to Felix, Paul taught about “righteousness, self-control, and the judgment to …