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Kamp Koinonia UpdateKamp Koinonia Update: Kamp information and forms are NOW AVAILABLE in the Kamp Koinonia tab. The Staff Registration Form has just been added. Be sure to register soon as both weeks ... Read more |
Editorial: At Ease in ZionThere are places of great danger. Most of us have never actually been in a region of the world where mortality is genuinely a daily issue. The greatest risk we’ve taken is driving through “the bad part of town” with the gas tank just above empty. Very few of us have been in situations where tomorrow is an iffy prospect. Those who have faced actual danger carry the memory. They remember the details. A dry mouth, shaking hands, a racing heart. Some experienced only a calm detachment until they were safe again, experiencing fear only after the fact. Many of us have at least felt the flash of adrenalin from the “close call.” Still others have faced a prolonged threat lasting for an extended amount of time. Yet, the worst scenario of all is when someone is in extreme danger and doesn’t know it. Whether you are in Afghanistan or New York ... Bret Carter | Wednesday, 1 February 2012 Read more |
Within the Earthen Vessel: A Living SacrificeAfter 11 chapters of doctrinal instruction, Paul begins Romans 12 with an exhortation: “Therefore, I urge you, brethren, by the mercies of God to present your bodies a living and holy sacrifice, acceptable to God, which is your spiritual service of worship” (12:1). This instruction is based on the “mercies of God” extended to both Jew and Gentile through the Son, Christ Jesus. Every Christian should be motivated to present this sacrifice to God because of what He has done for us in forgiving us of our sins. Note four aspects of this sacrifice: 1. It is a presentation of our “bodies” as a sacrifice. This ... Guy Orbison | Wednesday, 1 February 2012 Read more |