Heart Trouble in Africa
I grew up hearing my parents intercede for Africa. It was not that they did not pray for other lands, but there seemed to be an added dimension to their cry for Africa. My father was born in Blantyre, Scotland, hometown...
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Ministering in a Different Culture
In 1983 Nancy and I left the U.S. for Zaire, Africa. We were quite naive to missions, but knew the call of God on our lives and had confidence that His Word would cross all cultural barriers and language lines....
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Seeing Greater Things
In these material days, one sphere after another yields in succession to the genius of the human race. And in a very special sense the ancient word of the preacher is being fulfilled: "They have sought out many inventions." But...
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Unknown and Yet Well Known
The African has the greatest respect for old age. On coming into the presence of a chief, he gets down on his knees and performs an elaborate ceremony, bowing down till his head touches the dust, then a ritual of...
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A Heart for Witnessing
Heart-shaped pins with the five colors of the "Wordless Book" (black, red, clear, green, and gold) were made and given away by two women on their recent tour of Israel. Along with each pin, the written Word was passed out...
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Help Africa
We should be looking up to heaven (Lk. 21:28), waiting, watching, worshipping. But also, we should be looking at the fields, in the last few days of the world harvest, and working. Africa, the second largest continent, embraces about 20% of...
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Up Against the Wall
It is an irony that should not be missed: the true symbol of Judaism is a wall. The country's department of tourism uses a rendition of two spies carrying a cluster of Eschol's grapes; the Israeli flag is emblazoned with...
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The Depths of God’s Forgiveness – King Manasseh
The life of King Manasseh is recorded in the Scriptures in two places: 2 Kings 21 and a more complete account in 2 Chronicles 33. Of all the kings of Judah, there was perhaps none more evil than Manasseh. Tradition...
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Dispensationalism and the Church
Uplook Magazine, June 1994 Written by James Gunn
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