Volume 41, Number 4
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Pastors are overworked, underpaid, and bear the weight of unrealistic expectations. Why then are so many so satisfied?
by David Goetz
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The Gospel must be repeatedly forwarded to a new address because the recipient is repeatedly changing places of residence. -Helmut Thielicke
by William Dyrness
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An innovative desert ministry breaks down walls between Arab and Jewish believers.
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by Randy Frame