“Have you ever thought of building a conference center?” Pastor James burst into laughter at Howard Joslin’s question. They sat, along with ABH President Fran Geiger Joslin, over lunch after a whirlwind week of teaching pastors and their wives at the Hope for Marriage Conference. Howard never guessed that ABH’s Director of Operations in Africa […]
What gospel do you hear when you sit in church on Sunday? A “gospel” promising health, wealth, and satisfaction? A “gospel” encouraging you to slide your sin under the nearest rug? Or a “gospel” taunting you with salvation if you just try a little harder to keep someone else’s rules? Instead of proclaiming good news,
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by Fran Geiger Joslin Giving thanks comes easily when life flows smoothly and no problems exist. I’m in that space right now. At ABH we marvel at God’s blessings. We marvel at how “God is in a hurry,” according to Pastor James, our director of operations in Africa. Friends and supporters show great interest and
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By Erin Ensinger Most mornings I take a three mile run. Sometimes the same old run day after day gets boring, so I speed my pace to a dash, dart, sprint, or canter. Or I slow to a saunter, amble, or stroll. Depending on the strenuousness of my exertion, I reward my efforts by sipping,
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by Erin Ensinger Amani always attended ministry conferences without his wife. His denomination invited pastors only, and Naomi didn’t seem interested in his ministry anyway. At home, Naomi despaired of ever feeling close to Amani. In ten years of marriage, they never spent time together, just the two of them, away from the interruptions of
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by Bob Jennerich I walk my dog, Casey, almost every day. You should know something about Casey. She loves people! When the doorbell rings, she’s a seventy-five-pound missile charging to the door to greet her visitors! We always put her in the crate until our guests get settled. Then we clutch her by her collar
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by Jessica Helm With heads bowed and eyes closed, we gathered in the cozy kitchen of Fran and Howard Joslin’s home. I offered my sincere prayer for their safe travels and for the hearts of everyone attending the marriage conference. Afterward, we loaded their bags into the van, exchanged warm goodbyes, and sent them off
by Lori Nordstrom Snyder I’ve been trying to put into words what my heart experienced on my recent trip to Tanzania with Authenticity Book House (ABH). It’s not easy to summarize something so transformative, but here’s my best attempt to take you along with me. Before we set foot in Africa, Howard and Fran from
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by Erin Ensinger Edward Sabibi ran into an unexpected problem when he began translating the ABH Study Bible. With no term in Swahili for “study Bible,” he found himself forced to coin the phrase “Biblia ya Kujifunza” or “Bible for Learning”—the perfect title for a tool that teaches pastors how to study God’s Word. Most
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by Fran Geiger Joslin People sometimes balk at the idea of spending thousands of dollars on a mission trip. Their thinking? $25,000 could feed a lot of hungry people. In our case, we could print a ton of books with the $25,000 it costs for our trip to Tanzania. It’s true that we could print
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