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Denounced from the Pulpit
I’ve been denounced from the pulpit twice in my life. It was difficult both times. However, it wasn’t personal to me. It was a blanket denunciation by two very different clergymen on two different coasts about two different subjects. But it stung both times and I had to decide how to respond. Denounced from the pulpit in a big church…
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God’s Bible School & Oswald Chambers
God’s Bible School (GBS), still operating today in Cincinnati, Ohio, welcomed Oswald Chambers in 1907, 1908, 1909, and 1910. He first visited with his Holiness Movement friend Juji Nakada and stayed for six months. Chambers returned several times in the years to come to teach at camp meetings. They loved each other–GBS and Chambers. God’s Bible School Martin Wells Knapp…
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Exodus and Cecil B. DeMille
What does the book of Exodus have to do with the late Hollywood film director Cecil B. DeMille? More than you may think. For many American Christians, and possibly others around the world, their knowledge about the original ten commandments is influenced by his films, The Ten Commandments. (Films is correct. He made the movie twice: in both 1923 and…
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VBS 2020: Escape from Egypt
VBS 2020 required far more meetings, usually via Zoom, than ever in the past. Our church loves presenting VBS. We know the kids enjoy it and certainly, this year, everyone needed an outlet. But who wanted another online meeting, no matter how clever, for VBS 2020? We wanted the kids outside in the fresh air. How to do it? How…
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The Headhunter’s Bride
The Headhunter’s Bride is a book of narrative nonfiction, published in 1952, by Dr. B. H. Pearson. I picked up this book because of the provocative title, but also because it’s directly related to Lettie Cowman. I’ve even got a photo of Lettie with a headhunter. According to Pearson, he first heard the story from Lettie. He found it so…
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