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  Opinion: Celebrities and saints

  Americans’ obsession with celebrities seems inexhaustible. But the stories of Greg Mortenson, a mountain climber and nurse, and American journalist David Oliver Relin illustrate the difference between celebrity and saint.

  12/03/2010 - By Administrator

• Fishers of Men

  We were up and ready about 5:30 a.m.  On our island in the Philippines, the roosters usually start crowing about 4:30, and you can start feeling the humidity at about 5 a.m.

  12/01/2010 - By Ken Camp

• You are loved

  The South African winter wind blew gusts of sand in every direction, making the small forms running down the dirt paths toward me hard to see. The sun has just risen covering the village in bright red and gold hues.

  11/29/2010 - By Ken Camp

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  EDITORIAL: Conflicted by commercialization?

  I’ve been thinking about how often we feel conflicted about giving gifts at Christmas.

  11/25/2010 - By admin

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  DOWN HOME: No pie, low score; still a great trip

  Knowledgeable fans don’t associate “defensive powerhouse” with “six-man football.” But we managed to choose a defensive donnybrook for our Second Annual Six-Man Football Outing.

  11/25/2010 - By admin

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  RIGHT or WRONG? Painful church experience

  A Barna survey revealed an extraordinary percentage of Americans no longer attend church because of some painful experience. What has happened to cause the place identified as “a hospital for sinners” or put forward as “sanctuary” to be avoided by so many people? What can we do?

  11/24/2010 - By admin

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  IN FOCUS: The Macedonians were liberals

  The Apostle Paul called the Macedonians liberals. He was not referring to their view of Scripture. They were liberals in their generosity.

  11/24/2010 - By admin

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  2nd Opinion: Christians’ song for a broken world

  When Jesus stood in the valley and taught his disciples, he stood among many who were sick and lost and troubled by evil spirits. He called them “blessed.”  To the winners in life, he said, “Woe to you." North Americq should take notice.

  11/24/2010 - By admin

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  Quotes in the News

  “The universe is 17.3 billion years old, and evolution is established as scientific fact. Scientists dislike doubt about scientific truth. Studying natural science doesn’t take anything away from God. Christians believe faith was induced by revelation from God, and I also believe the Bible is fundamentally the answer to a full life.” –Daniel W. Foster

  11/23/2010 - By admin

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  Texas Baptist Forum

  It was so refreshing to read the article about Stephen Colbert’s testimony before Congress

  11/23/2010 - By admin

• Wrestling with hard questions

  Recently we celebrated Dasara with some of our culturally Nepali Bhutanese friends. They were excited for us to take part, and it seemed that as we partake, we are being accepted into deeper levels of friendship and trust.

  11/22/2010 - By Ken Camp

• Hearing the voices of the silent

  As a Christian, I always had understood that I have been freed from the bondage of sin and darkness. But I never had seen people physically in bondage and enslaved until my internship in Johannesburg, South Africa.

  11/19/2010 - By Ken Camp