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Lynne H. Gordon | December 08, 2005

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How God gave Sycamore (Kokomo, Ind.) RP Church its building is an amazing story, according to Miriam York, wife of Pastor Barry York. That’s why it ...


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Drew Gordon | November 06, 2005

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It was perhaps the second weekend of my college experience. A few of my roommates had participated in a college prank, and the booty was sitting on ...


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Drew Gordon | October 03, 2005

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For three years my wife and I helped put away the chairs following the worship service and clean up until the room looked like a school gymnasium once ...


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Drew Gordon | September 01, 2005

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Throughout the horrific pummeling of Hurricane Katrina on the U.S. Gulf Coast, some everyday things continued unabated, including the birth of babies. ...


Failure or Victory?

Drew Gordon | August 08, 2005

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When the result of the decision on congregational officers was announced at the 2005 Synod, there had to be some shaking of heads. When a denomination ...


Not My Gift, But Thine

Drew Gordon | July 05, 2005

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It was my nightmare scenario, at least as far as evangelism was concerned. Here was a young Orthodox Jewish man staring daggers into me and yelling at ...


Discovering Evangelicals

Drew Gordon | June 01, 2005

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Was it a little thing like an election-day exit poll that propelled the sidelined and caricatured American evangelical onto center stage? Evangelicals ...


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Drew Gordon | May 01, 2005

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The work of God through the life of Prof. Willard McMillan (1924–2005) had so many facets that it will be difficult to chronicle them. A ...


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Drew Gordon | March 01, 2005

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Life would be less perilous if, when wolves arrived in sheeps’ clothing, they announced their presence. They never do. Vigilance, then, is the best ...


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Drew Gordon | February 01, 2005

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On the return trip from Yellowstone National Park several years ago, my family and I charted our course through the historic Old West town of ...


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Drew Gordon | January 01, 2005

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The thing that changes fastest in our world might just be the rapidity of change itself. In such a world, publications are not infrequently born and ...


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Drew Gordon | December 10, 2004

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Rather than offer a lofty editorial on parenting, I’m going to interact in a personal way with the four principles of biblical parenting that Wade ...


Photos We Didn’t Snap at Synod

Drew Gordon | July 01, 2002

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While I am no photographer, I do try to think like one. To capture photos that are of decent quality, I rely on a good digital camera to overcome my ...


Memories of War

Drew Gordon | June 03, 2002

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I remember playing on the rug as Walter Cronkite or some other newscaster droned through the daily casualty report: 13 killed and 35 wounded today…9 ...


Surprised by Suffering

Drew Gordon | May 06, 2002

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I woke up with a bad headache today, and it’s still with me. What’s more, my daughter woke up sick. About the only thing I can do that ...


To Obey Is Better

Drew Gordon | April 10, 2002

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No one doubts that the events of the past year, and particularly those of September 11, are unique in the history of America. Those events are even ...


Another Magazine About Islam?

Drew Gordon | March 04, 2002

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Like you, I’ve been bombarded with news reports and articles about the religion of Islam. The secular media are intrigued with a religion that ...


Been to That Protest, Done That Campaign

Drew Gordon | February 27, 2002

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With ease I could recount many of the good works I’ve done aiding the pro-life cause or demonstrating a respect for God’s gift of life. ...


Relatively Sure

Drew Gordon | January 15, 2002

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Do you feel comfortable with your own understanding of the culture around you? Do you assume that you can readily understand the meaning of statements ...


What’s in a Name Change?

Drew Gordon | November 27, 2001

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A small but significant change will take place in the Witness this January. The name of this official denominational publication will change from the ...