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 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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by Erin Ensinger A Tanzanian pastor faces his family with a grumbling stomach and empty hands. He scrapes together spiritual sustenance for his congregation with no seminary education, commentaries, or study Bible. But his meager salary leaves his table bare at the end of the day. “They’re going hungry,” Pastor James concluded in a conversation
The demands of caring for a sick or disabled love one can feel beyond anyone’s strength. Caregiving often requires more sacrifice, endurance, and flexibility than you can bear alone. But don’t yield to despair! Even in your task-filled days, God invites you to a deeper relationship with him. Caregiving: A Path Toward God helps you
“Immanuel touched the pages of his Bible with new respect. More than ever, he thirsted to fully understand the words of this book.” by Fran Geiger Joslin “God is calling you,” urged the older men in the church. Immanuel’s “anxieties rose.” In response to the statement by the older men, his mind filled with doubt
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