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I Am Persuaded · 2Y ago

Encourage Fellow Workers

It is our privilege to speak words that will encourage our associates and fellow laborers; it is not our privilege to speak works that will depress. It is not wise for us to compare ourselves with other workers, speaking of their failings, and raising objections to their methods of labor. It would b
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I Am Persuaded · 2Y ago

Prayer, power, strength

“Do not pray for easy lives. Pray to be stronger men. Do not pray for tasks equal to your powers. Pray for powers equal to your tasks.” Phillips Brooks, quoted in Prayer : Basic Training, by Warren W. Wiersbe Posted in Uncategorized
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I Am Persuaded · 2Y ago

Truth and Power

If we have all Bible but no prayer, we may have a great deal of truth but no power. It would be “light without heat.” On the other hand, if we have all prayer but no Bible teaching, we are in danger of becoming fanatics — heat without light! Zeal is a good thing, but [...]
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I Am Persuaded · 2Y ago

“A Pastor for 7,000 People”

The Washington Times posted excerpts from an interview that religion editor Julia Duin had with the Pastor Barry Black, the 62nd chaplain to the U.S. Senate at his office in the U.S. Capitol. Mr. Black, the first Seventh-day Adventist and first black man to hold the chaplain’s post, discusses his ro
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I Am Persuaded · 2Y ago

Two Copies of BibleWorks to be given away!

Cal.vini.st, a blog dedicated to Reformation Theology, is giving away 2 copies of BibleWorks. Winners will be chosen 12 July 2009, so, if you’re interested, get your entry in soon! http://cal.vini.st/2009/06/cal-vini-st-first-anniversary-giveaway/ I have never used BibleWorks, but I have heard that
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I Am Persuaded · 3Y ago

Is the Bible the Answer?

Alex Bryan, the pastor of the Walla Walla University Church of Seventh-day Adventists suggests that perhaps the answer to declining church attendance isn’t music or technology or humor. Perhaps we need to enter an era of engagement and intrigue with the ancient writings. Perhaps we need a holy hunge
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I Am Persuaded · 3Y ago

Book Report: Millennial Fever and the End of the World: A Study of Millerite Adventism

George R. Knight’s Millennial Fever and the End of the World: A Study of Millerite Adventism examines the history of Millerism immediately before, during, and after 1843-1844, when William Miller and his followers expected the Lord to come. Of particular interest to me was a relatively small portion
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I Am Persuaded · 3Y ago

Book Report: A User-friendly Guide to the 1888 Message, by George R. Knight

In the book, A User-Friendly Guide to the 1888 Message, George R. Knight examines the events surrounding the 1888 session of the General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Fifty-six questions are answered to help the reader understand the history of this still-controvers
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I Am Persuaded · 3Y ago

Samuele Bacchiocchi Awaits the Resurrection

Samuele Bacchiocchi was my church history professor at Andrews University a decade ago. He now sleeps, awaiting the resurrection. My hope is that he will be part of the first resurreciton. My prayers are for the Bacchiocchi family. Posted in Uncategorized
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