Pioneer medical missionary Henry Farrar dies
Dr. Henry Farrar, a pioneering medical missionary in Africa, died Feb. 22 in a Nashville, Tenn., hospital. He was 83.Six days before his death, Farrar…
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REVIEW: Worldly wisdom for a divine calling
While it may not be widely admitted, navigating the sometimes-dangerous shoals of ministry can range from sheer exultation to extreme terror. Today’s ministers need to…
New and Noteworthy: February-March 2010
BENEVOLENCE Brian McLaren, Elisa Padilla and Ashley Bunting Seeber (editors). The Justice Project. Grand Rapids, Mich.: Baker, 2009. 285 pages. $21.99. This collection of 30…
Jimmy Allen not done preaching the Gospel
To many, the name Jimmy Allen is almost synonymous with the word “evangelist.” In his long preaching career, he estimates he has conducted about 1,400…
Newsmakers, February-March 2010
NAMED: Kent Allen, vice president of alumni relations, and Bob Lashley, executive director of alumni relations, Oklahoma Christian University, Oklahoma City. Allen is an elder…
Christian entrepreneur has a Taylor-made ministry
JACKSON, Miss. — Petite, attractive and stylishly dressed in a sleeveless black sheath of her own creation, Faith Cook Taylor smiles broadly as she straightens…
Books give fresh encouragement for outreach
Most church leaders, at some point, have cried out in prayer for God to grow the church. We’ve plowed the field, dug the well, built…
New and Noteworthy: January 2010
BIBLE STUDY Andy Confer. Three W6es f6r Babyl6n: Revelation — the Same Yesterday, Today and Forever. Salt Lake City: Aardvark Global Publishing. 184 pages. $13.95.…
Newsmakers, January 2010
AWARDED: Andrew Benton, the Distinguished Alumni Award by Oklahoma City University. Benton is president of Pepperdine University, Malibu, Calif. Rob Scobey and Larry Souder, 2009…
In U.S. and Africa, refugee teaches Christ to his people
OKLAHOMA CITY — Halfway around the world from his home, Andrew Konda found people to help him “go and teach.” Konda, one of the thousands…
