Clay Soldiers
Just about half-way between the time that Malachi laid down his pen, closing off the Old Testament, and the moment when the living Word would appear on earth, a boy was born in far-off China. Qin Shi Huang (259-210 bc)...
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The Uplook…At Last!
Let me begin by apologizing to those whose announcements in the Front Lines section of this magazine are past due. I hope it doesn’t affect those who attended your conference and trust the Lord blessed your event in spite of...
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The Challenge of China
I have had merely a taste from the vast smorgasbord of emotions, impressions, and experiences that are China. So this brief assessment will give you only a fleeting glimpse of the land and its people. My intention is not to...
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Reginald Fry
Not long after arriving in Ireland in 1984, I heard a speaker at the YMCA say that when he had become a Christian in the late 1960’s the real test whether a person was accepted as a true Christian or...
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The Start of Iraqi Hostilities
The present land of Iraq straddles the ancient river valleys of the Tigris and Euphrates. In fact one of its old names was Mesopotamia, meaning “the land between the rivers.” The region’s earliest mention is found in the Bible’s very...
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Cross-Country Seeking
How well I remember attending conferences in my youth when in my heart there was nothing but an undefined longing, a vague spiritual hunger for something I didn’t have. If you had asked me why I was attending, I would...
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Jesus Celebrated Purim
Purim is one of the most festive and joyous holidays in the Jewish calendar. The book of Esther commands that it be celebrated on the 14th and 15th days of Adar (this year on March 18) and was to be...
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Getting Involved in the Assembly
The Lord designed the local church to have each member of the body actively involved. How do we know which area of service is right for us? How do we get started in this area of service once we do...
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