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Before she was a teenager, Chelsea* had a cell phone. She also had her own bedroom complete with a computer with high-speed Internet access. By the time she was a young teen, she made regular salon visits and had an artificial tan that made her look much older than she was. By the time Chelsea [...]
Haiti – February 26, 2010. Witnessing reports of the immeasurable suffering of Haitian children after the Jan. 12 earthquake, Chickasha’s Rob Curtis asked himself what he could do to help. The answer was closer than he expected. A life-long member of Hope Tabernacle United Pentecostal Church, Curtis visited his church’s Web site for help. There, [...]
Lahore, Pakistan – February 26, 2010. Christians protested Monday, February 22, in Pakistan’s Punjab province against the release on bail of the alleged murderer of a 12-year-old Christian domestic servant, whose casehas come to symbolize mounting tensions between Muslims and Christians here. Demonstrators gathered in Youhanabad, a poor Christian settlement on the fringes of the provincial [...]
Jerusalem – February 23, 2010. A section of an ancient city wall of Jerusalem from the tenth century B.C.E. – possibly built by King Solomon – has been revealed in archaeological excavations directed by Dr. Eilat Mazar and conducted under the auspices of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. The section of the city wall revealed, 70 [...]
How can you be the spouse God called you to be when you just don’t feel like doing what you know you should? I see it all the time. We’ve all felt it: the “Hey, what about me?” syndrome. Sometimes it sneaks up on us when we feel that our emotional needs aren’t being met [...]
Ocean Springs, Miss. - February 22, 2010. Estrella Ward could teach at the college level, but she wants to be like her college instructor. She wants more education and experience to provide future education majors with life examples of how to handle impressionable preschoolers and kindergarten students. “I want more experience in the classroom,” Ward said. After graduating [...]
Brazil – February 20, 2010. When God rebuked Elijah concerning his supposed “ministry of one”, a unique fact was revealed: God has much more than meets the eye! He has a vibrant Church folded away in the bowels of this wicked world! Meaning… If we ONLY use our myopic microscopic “church eyeglasses,” we often miss the [...]
Lufkin, Texas – The Homer United Pentecostal Church in Huntington was the site of an amazing effort by church members and a volunteer crane operator. A steeple being raised signified a new direction for the church. It was the perfect day for a steeple raising. “The wind isn’t blowing. It’s not snowing. And it’s not really [...]
Haiti – February 21, 2010. To say that the response from our UPCI churches to the Haiti disaster has been incredible would be an understatement. Already, just over $250,000 has been received along with enough medical and humanitarian supplies to fill three 40-foot shipping containers. Beyond the finances given there has been a tremendous mobilization [...]
Clearly, our entire life is mired when our marriage is less than what God intended. So much can be affected; our physical and emotional health, our feelings of self-worth, our effectiveness in the church and community, our ability to parent, our friendships, families, and even our relationship with God. Nevertheless, a personal crisis can sometimes [...]
Sis Connie Ballestero Passes Away at 89
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Rev. Robert Trapani Passes Away at 72
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Hope Corps Surges in Growth
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