A ‘Summons’ To National Prayer
By Charlie Butts
Can a nation be changed in one day? Lou Engle believes it can when thousands of people gather on the National Mall in the nation’s capitol August 16.
Church of God Chaplaincy Marks Milestone
By Chaplain (Colonel) Bershon, USAF, Ret.
This summer, July 2008, the Church of God chaplaincy celebrated its 50th anniversary. It was in July 1958 that Edward E. Shoupe reported to Lackland Air Force Base in San Antonio, Texas, to become the first Church of God chaplain to serve in the United States Armed Forces.
Fulfilling Her Purpose
In the children’s book “God Has a Purpose for Me”, young Aya hears a sermon at church about fulfilling God’s purpose in her life. She decides to begin right away by doing things she thinks will make the Lord happy. Exhausted and confused by her efforts, she turns to her family and learns what fulfilling God’s purpose in one’s life really means.
Questions About Missionary Service
These are a few of the questions that have come to World Missions recently and have been answered by Assistant Director Douglas LeRoy:
Missionary Orientation Conducted at International Offices
July 14-16 was three days of intense orientation followed by a commissioning service with General Director Roland Vaughan preaching. Missionaries were anointed with oil by Vaughan, General Overseer G. Dennis McGuire, and former General Overseer Ray H. Hughes, Sr. and prayed for by staff and guests.
Becoming a Trumpet of the Lord
By J. Lee Grady
A few weeks ago I watched a vintage Billy Graham sermon from the 1950s that aired on television. I said to a friend who was with me that I rarely hear the gospel articulated today as clearly as we did through this amazing evangelist. A few days later, for my birthday, my buddy sent me three recorded Graham sermons that are now available on DVD.
