On Stillness, Part 5: In Your Heart
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“…thinking deeply on God’s Word is easier to accomplish if you have it in your head—and your heart. The obvious way to accomplish that is by memorizing it.” - Olinger
Faith Expands Educational Offerings
In the halftime show at the Faith Christmas Classic basketball tournament on December 11, the FBBC announcer interviewed Mr. Mark Davis, Vice-President of Enrollment and Student Life at Faith Baptist Bible College. The announcer asked Mr. Davis to tell the audience about the remarkable growth Faith has experienced recently, and to talk about the institution’s future, should he desire.
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Pray It Till You Feel It
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“We don’t always pray from proper feelings. However, when we pray the Scriptures, we pray ignited prayers—even if they begin with indifferent hearts.” - TGC
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The Artist Was Finished
Norma Whitcomb loved to view her life as the work of “the Master Artist.”1
Art was very important to her. She studied, taught and practiced it, but—more than that—it really defined her life. And she certainly had many colorful experiences!
Norma grew up during the Great Depression and World War II. She married two veterans of that war, providing each with a loving home and serving alongside each of them in two very different ministries.
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Scientists take a stand against ‘woke math’
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“In the statement, the scientists explain why woke math will not only erode American competitiveness globally, it will also hold many students back from achievement and success.” - C.Post
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“We cannot know it all, but we can know—and experience—what he has revealed of himself.”
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“God, in grace, has revealed himself in his Word and in his works, and the fact that he’s infinite doesn’t mean that trying to understand and know him is a fool’s errand.” - Olinger
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Maryland can’t bar Christian school from voucher program over beliefs on sexuality, judge rules
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“A federal judge has ruled that Maryland unlawfully discriminated against a Christian school due to its traditional views on marriage and gender identity when the state denied it access to a voucher program.” - CPost
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The Same Jesus, Yesterday, Today, and Forever
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“Jesus Christ is the final word by which God has revealed His redemptive purposes in the world, a revelation to which nothing can be added.” - DeYoung
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The Hanukkah Hang-up
In my service for The Friends of Israel Gospel Ministry, one of the things I set out to accomplish this fall was to study the subject of Hanukkah in order to bring special messages on that topic.
With God’s help, I was able to do so in three churches, along with sharing the material in a Bible study group that I teach regularly—and I have greatly enjoyed the experience!
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