Monthly Archives: July 2006

Through the Storms

by Stephen Simpson Publication: One-to-One, Summer 2006 TRUSTING IN THE LORD AND WORKING TOGETHER CAUSE FAMILIES TO OVERCOME TRIALS One rule for writers is, "Write what you know." I seem to be writing (and speaking) a lot about storms lately. Last year, as you are aware, our area was hit. [...]

Hurricane Update: New Jersey Church Offers Katrina Relief

by John Feaver Publication: One-to-One, Summer 2006 ... How members of Long Branch Covenant Church have made a difference along the Gulf Coast Sheets of rain and streaks of lightning greeted our team from Long Branch (New Jersey) Covenant Church as we drove into Bayou la Batre, Alabama on a. [...]

The Family Multiplies

by Charles Simpson Publication: One-to-One, Summer 2006   Churches rejoice in additions; God rejoices in multiplication. While churches to seek to add members, the non-Christian world--especially the Islamic world--is multiplying. How are they doing this? Families are having children--lots of children. The West meanwhile has de-emphasized family, having children, and. [...]

Poland: The Eagle Flies Again

by Jonathan Simpson Publication: One-to-One, Summer 2006   A FIRST HAND REPORT OF ECONOMIC REVIVAL AND ENTREPRENEURIAL SHEPHERDS The “White Eagle” is Poland's oldest national symbol dating back over 1,000 years; it also graces the national coat of arms. Legend has it that Lech, an early founder and Slavic tribe. [...]

Revolutionary Reformation in Mission

by Gary Henley Publication: One-to-One, Summer 2006 ... HOW TO REACH “THE UNREACHABLE” BY GETTING OUT OF THE BOX We are privileged to live in the most prolific hour of the "mission" of Jesus' followers in history. However, much of the amazing expansion of the Gospel witness is coming in. [...]

Parables for the Hearing Impaired

Publication: Pastoral Letter, July 2006 Dear Friend in Christ: My Dad was hearing impaired_all of his life. He was born with an inactive nerve in one ear. When he wanted to go to sleep, he simply turned his good ear to the pillow. But, I never knew him to be. [...]

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