Planning For Growth

By John Woodward | August 30, 1999

A news clipping carried this anecdote about planning for a new church building. “A certain congregation was about to erect a new church edifice. The building committee, in consecutive meetings, passed the following resolutions: (1) We shall build a new church. (2) The new building is to be located on the site of the old…

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From Doctrine to Experience

By John Woodward | August 23, 1999

Our home base in east Tennessee has the vista of the Great Smoky Mountains. I never tire of seeing their seasonal colors and grandeur. Similarly, the Jewish pilgrims viewed the mountains in Israel, especially Mt. Zion where Jerusalem sits. The psalmist testified, “I will lift up my eyes to the hills–From whence comes my help?…

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