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Field of Dreams
Written by John TealJuly, 2022The beloved 1989 movie Field of Dreams begins with Ray Kinsella (Kevin Costner) alone in a cornfield. Ray hears a voice saying, “If you build it, he will come.” He believes Shoeless Joe Jackson will come, and he does. But, Ray later learns that “he” is his father. The Iowa farmer…
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Three Streams, One River
Written by Paul Stinnett, January 15, 2022 On February 3, 1964, I was born to proud parents, the first of two children in what would become the quintessential, one boy, one girl nuclear family, circa 1965. Black and white photographs reveal a happy family, living in the parsonage, posing by the church sign which identified…
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Uncommon Fellowship
Anonymous, April 17, 2021 “They were continually devoting themselves to the apostles’ teaching and to fellowship, to the breaking of bread and to prayer. Everyone kept feeling a sense of awe; and many wonders and signs were taking place through the apostles. And all the believers were together and had all things in common” (Acts…
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Restoration Christianity and Christian Unity
Written by by K. Rex Butts, April 3, 2021 In a recent meeting with other pastors, I was asked about the strengths and weaknesses of the Stone-Campbell Restoration Movement. As I considered the question, it became clear to me that our strengths and our weaknesses are the same: our commitment to Jesus and to the…
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