By Mike Willis Each of us has been impressed with the rapid growth of the early church. Three thousand were baptized on Pentecost (Acts 2:41). In a short time the number of the men was 5000 (Acts 4:4). Later Luke records that “multitudes both of men and women” were “added to the Lord” (Acts 5:14). Within …
Author Archives: Mark Mayberry
Suffering Saints
By Jim McDonald In June conflict arose between government troops and Muslim rebels in southern Mindanao resulted in many deaths to both combatants and created much suffering for the saints in the area. From Benjamin Libertino who lives in Midsayap, Cotabato comes the following report: “(June 27, 1997) I’m sorry to inform you that the Pikit …
Divorce
By Greg Litmer Over the past twenty-one years I have officiated at many marriages. In every marriage that I performed I was absolutely convinced that the couple had a right to marry. In each one of those marriages the man and woman stood be-fore me and however many guests were present, and most importantly they stood …
They Call This a “Ministry”?
By Lewis Willis In the modem denominational world, about anything people decide they want to do is graced with the identity of a ministry. Nothing seems to be exempt. Nothing is too wild or too far out to be denied as a ministry. This fact was vividly re-enforced by an event at a denominational church in …