21Dec
The links below will help students who are working on their project for Lads to Leaders/Leaderettes in the Mass Media: Article division. Those who are participating should be working on their rough drafts, which are due this coming Sunday, December 28.
Search the Bible for key words, phrases, or subjects at www.biblegateway.com.
Compare translations, read commentaries, and more at www.blueletterbible.org.
Read helpful articles on hundreds of different subjects at www.christiancourier.com.
Find Scriptures related to the ones you are researching using the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
Find commentary on any passage using Adam Clarke’s commentaries.
Download free software for your computer with Bible translations, commentaries, dictionaries, encyclopedias, and more at www.e-sword.net.
21Dec
The following report was just posted by Gloria Harrington. She and her husband, Jim, along with Chris Lee are in Romania. They will return home this week, just in time for Christmas.
Hello everyone. This is the first time that I have personally been near a computer since we have arrived! We have been VERY busy, and we have done a lot of work. Everyone has worked so hard, and we are happy with our progress. Continue reading »
21Dec
I’ve watched a few houses go up and have always been surprised by the process. It’s generally comprised of two stages. During the first, you become frustrated by the lack of progress. Building permits, surveying the land, preparing and laying the foundation – it all makes for a slow and anxiety-ridden journey. But when the foundation is finally poured, you gladly move into a quicker and more rewarding second stage. The walls go up quickly, the roof is attached, and, before you know it, you’re picking out paint colors and matching carpet. I envision our work to be somewhat similar. The first two phases will be preoccupied with laying a foundation, but the next two will have an interest in building upon that foundation. When moving into the second stage of our work, and the third phase of the overall plan, our team will finally experience development. Continue reading »
21Dec
A story is told of a man in the nineteenth century who was trying to tell an old Indian about electricity. He showed him the light bulb and how the bulb burned when it was plugged into the socket. He tried to explain to him about electricity and how it all worked, but the Indian just didn’t understand. Finally, in desperation the man took the Indian by the hand and stuck one of his fingers into the open socket. The Indian immediately withdrew his hand, held it in his mouth. As he thought about his experience, the truth dawned, and he exclaimed, “It is the fire within that makes it burn.” This is what is meant by the word “zeal.” Zeal is the fire within our hearts which makes us burn for those things we love. Continue reading »
14Dec
Paul was a master at contextualizing the gospel message. When he was standing before a crowd of Jews, he would launch into a discourse about his Jewish heritage. In Antioch of Pisidia, Paul entered the synagogue and built a rapport among his fellow Jews by relating the stories of Egypt, King David, and Abraham (Acts 13:13ff). Later, Paul finds himself speaking to the polytheistic Athenians. His contextual instincts do not lead him to mention Israel but rather to contrast their pagan gods with the one, true God (Acts 17). The Apostle Paul was skilled at contextualization, but what exactly does the word mean? David J. Hesselgrave in his book, Planting Churches Cross-Culturally, teaches that to contextualize the gospel message is to find “ways of making the Christian message understandable to and effective for people in their specific religions, cultural, and linguistic setting” (37). Of course, this is to be accomplished without compromising the truth. Continue reading »
