Category: Christian Faith & Life
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Riders Attached to Forgiveness
The perfect intervention strategy does not exist. We can expect failures, setbacks, and disappointments, even as Jesus did. Sometimes the intervention takes more time than we first anticipated. The fact that a few individuals are unable to see their way toward reconciliation should not surprise us. When someone has hurt us deeply, forgiveness does not…
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Letter From the Editor – How Remote Sunday School Blesses Your Members
Dear fellow shepherds of God’s flock, Recognizing that many congregations were unable to offer face-to-face Sunday school this fall, NPH began providing video Sunday school lessons taught by gifted teachers that families could watch at home. The program has been very well received. Since beginning in the fall, each week’s lesson averages over 2,000 views.…
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Letter From the Editor: Sharing Deutschlander’s Love of Theology
Dear brothers, For the past few weeks I have been thinking about our now sainted brother in Christ, Daniel Deutschlander. As you no doubt know, the Lord called Dan home to heaven last month. All who knew him, whether personally or through his writings, will miss him. We thank the Lord for giving him the…
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Election Season Bible Studies for Christ-Centered Calm
Dear brothers in the ministry, Long before COVID-19 entered our vocabulary, we believed it was important to provide Bible studies that would help God’s people understand what it means to live as citizens of God’s two kingdoms and how they could serve God through both of them. We hoped to answer questions about how to respond to…
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LETTER FROM THE EDITOR – SUNDAY SCHOOL REMOTE LEARNING
Dear Fellow Servant of the Word, One of the many lessons we have learned as a result of the pandemic is the need to be flexible and to think about new ways of carrying out our ministries. It seems that what we know today is always different from what we thought we knew yesterday. As…
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Letter From the Editor – New Releases for Your Ministry Toolkit
Dear brothers in the ministry, In my letter to you this spring, I’d like to call to your attention several new ministry tools. Some you may find helpful to use in your ministry, others you may find well-suited to recommend to the people you serve, depending on their individual situations and spiritual needs. Remember that…
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A Letter from the Editor — New and Upcoming Bible Studies
Dear brothers, soldiers in the army of our victorious King! Christ is risen. He is risen indeed—hallelujah! We stand in awe, contemplating the victory Jesus won for us, eager to proclaim that message through every means possible so that the souls of those around us may be strengthened and encouraged as they serve God in…
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Letter From the Music Editor
A Holy Week Message I venture a guess that everyone reading this email was expecting to be in the middle of a hectic yet wonderful week of worship. Holy Week is a time when, for worship planners and musicians, months of preparation culminate in shouts of joy at Jesus’ entry into Jerusalem, songs of peace…