I grew up in the 80s and 90s when the war on drugs was in full swing. The federal government poured a lot of money into ad campaigns to combat drug use among young people. The “Just Say No” campaign was pervasive. It was on T-shirts, billboards, school flyers, television, and radio ads. It was …
George Müller is well known for his marvelously consistent, trusting, and effectual prayer life, whereby he petitioned God to establish and sustain a great work with orphans. Lesser known is his wife, Mary, who was his partner in those days of fruitful outreach to desperate children. They were married in 1830, two years before moving to …
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Editor’s note: This post is part of a series featuring outstanding excerpts from student papers at the BibleMesh Institute, which offers affordable online training for local churches, schools, and ministries. The author’s name has been withheld for privacy purposes. North Africa’s gift to the Christian tradition includes the many talented scholars and theologians whose imagination …
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Smith, Eric C. John Leland: A Jeffersonian Baptist in Early America. New York: Oxford University Press, 2022. 268 pp. Hardcover. ISBN 9780197606674. Eric Smith earned his PhD from The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville, Kentucky. He serves as the Senior Pastor of Sharon Baptist Church in Savannah, Tennessee, and as an Associate Professor of Church …
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The rich rules over the poor, and the borrower is the slave of the lender. Proverbs 22:7 (ESV) Neither a borrower nor a lender be; For loan oft loses both itself and friend, And borrowing dulls the edge of husbandry.[1] With this counsel in Shakespeare’s Hamlet, Polonius bids goodbye to his son Laertes, who is about to return …
Editor’s note: This post is part of a series featuring outstanding excerpts from student papers at the BibleMesh Institute, which offers affordable online training for local churches, schools, and ministries. The author’s name has been withheld for privacy and security purposes. She is preparing to serve as a missionary overseas. The story of Esther is …