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By Pamela J. Kuhn
Mr. McIver came to class with a sparkle in his eye. He told us, “I went to the nursing home to feed my wife her breakfast. She was alert and ate every bite of the peach I cut up for her.” His soft, shaky voice made it hard to catch all the words, but his spirit drew us into his joy. For the past four years Mr. McIver paid over $2,400 a month to keep his wife in an upscale nursing home, nearly depleting his savings. He spends his days with her, feeding and caring for her––even though she doesn’t recognize him most days. Mr. McIver’s life story fit perfectly with the lesson on keeping your marriage vows. “I told the Lord it would be good if Clara and I could go to heaven together.” At 82 he was able to apply the lesson far better than any teacher.
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The CBF of Oklahoma partnered with His Nets and the All Africa Baptist Fellowship in taking a group of thirteen volunteers to Ghana, West Africa. Oklahoma Governor Brad Henry and his wife Kim also participated.
“Smyth & Helwys continues to be a vital partner in helping us resource the moderate Baptist movement,” said Bo Prosser, the Fellowship’s coordinator for congregational life. “We are pleased to share in a strong partnership in providing resources with CBF churches.
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It started out just like any other man-date. I won two tickets to see Arlo Guthrie in Lexington, Kentucky, and my wife was unable to go with me, so I invited my good friend Daniel Bailey. We met up at Mellow Mushroom, enjoyed a pre-concert dinner that couldn't be beat, and talked about Jesus and his mandate--you know, to care for the poor, the neglected, the “least of these.” Then, we made our way on over to the performance hall to be serenaded by the legendary folkie...
You've heard of "YouTube", the site that allows just about anyone to post online videos about just about anything. There's a new site called "GodTube" that offers to do the same for religious videos...
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