As iron sharpens iron,
one person sharpens another. (Proverbs 27:17)
Fourteen years ago, my brother was hit by a truck. This past week, after living in a persistent vegetative state for all this time, he went home to be with the Lord. I shared the following at his memorial service on August 14, 2008. (Follow this link to view a YouTube tribute that was played at the memorial service.)
by Dr. Stephen M. Davis
Editor’s Note: This article was reprinted with permission from Warren Vanhetloo’s newsletter “Cogitation.”
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Tripp, Paul David. War of Words: Getting to the Heart of Our Communication Struggles. Phillipsburg, NJ: P&R Publishing, 2000. Paperback, 280 pages. $14.99
Editor’s Note: This article was reprinted with permission from Warren Vanhetloo’s newsletter “Cogitation.”
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The all-too-normal American woman lives in a world of boys—men with a pathological immaturity that has emasculated 
them and shriveled them into moral and spiritual wimps. The home of the average American woman is unmanned.
By all appearances, the pastor and his ministry were thriving. New people were visiting, members were growing in their walk with the Lord, and missions was an exciting arm of the church. There was no sign of any problem. Months later, though, the mask was ripped off, and the pastor’s consistent moral failure was revealed. A missionary was spending thousands of 
support dollars on lavish personal conveniences.
Note: This article is reprinted from The Faith Pulpit (May-June 2008), a publication of Faith Baptist Theological Seminary (Ankeny, IA).
Maybe a year and a half in Poland has left me somewhat nostalgic, but I love America, I miss America. As we learn the language and observe this culture so foreign to our own, we often catch ourselves comparing the two. One culture is home, and the other, well … it’s growing on us. We can observe many similarities, but a few stark differences exist.
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