Feb 22, 2013

The pressure’s on by Andrew Camenga   As my daughter and I were talking the other day, I used the phrase “atmospheric pressure” in passing. As soon as the words had crossed my lips, I knew the question might come. But she just nodded her head and let the conversation continue. When the discussion broke up and we were getting up to do something else, she...

Feb 22, 2013

Alliance In Ministry by Executive Director, Rob Appel  Be Faithful to the Ministry You Receive               The Apostle Paul remembered that the greatest calling he had ever received was the calling to serve Christ Jesus! Just as Paul’s focus on his calling kept him on the right track, so should our definitive calling keep us focused on the...

Feb 22, 2013

Investing for Eternity by Pastor John Pethel Metro Atlanta, GA Raising a leader builds a progression, builds more churches, and you learn along the way, too     The Bible has so much to say about leadership: from Joseph’s integrity shown in his success in Egypt, to Moses heeding the advice of his father-in-law to delegate, to David being fearless in...

Feb 22, 2013

“Be a Timothy, Pursue a Paul” by Dusty Mackintosh Thornton, Colorado   God gave me an incredible gift. I am writing to make you jealous. More about that later. I was studying 2 Timothy (you know, the Bible) and I was struck by something odd. The advice, the encouragement and the teaching were all familiar to me, but my image of Timothy suddenly shifted....

Feb 22, 2013

Let’s Do Blunch! by Pastor Matthew Olson Berlin, N.Y.   On my office wall there is a plaque that reads, “The things which you have heard from me in the presence of many witnesses, entrust these to faithful men, who will be able to teach others also” (2 Timothy 2:2, NASB). I first memorized that verse in the early ’90s while preparing to teach a...