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Archive for October, 2008

National Evangelists Conference Dec. 3,4

Tuesday, October 28th, 2008

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Thoughts on the Election and 2 Chronicles 7:14

Sunday, October 26th, 2008

Sharing something to think about from one of our U.S. missionaries:
A Time For His People To Pray
By R. Duane Gryder
During an important national election as is the presidential election this year, pastors all over the country remind us how important it is for us to pray. I often hear the passage from 2 Chronicles at […]

Historic Pentecostal Evangel Series: 2000s

Thursday, October 23rd, 2008

Completing our series covering all the decades of the Pentecostal Evangel.
In 2000, I was privileged to spend 10 days in Alaska. This is my report, published November 26, 2000.
Alaska
10 days in the Last Frontier
By Ken Horn
Alaska — the Last Frontier. The Aleuts called it Alyeska, the Great Land. And great it is — 586,000 […]

Historic Pentecostal Evangel Series: 1990s

Wednesday, October 22nd, 2008

Continuing our series covering all the decades of the Pentecostal Evangel.
When two disturbed high school students in Littleton, Colorado, hatched a devilish plan to kill students and faculty at Columbine High School, 17-year-old Rachel Scott, a hopeful missionary candidate, was one of 13 victims in their sights. This April 1999 tragedy—worse even than shootings […]

Historic Pentecostal Evangel Series: 1980s

Tuesday, October 21st, 2008

Continuing our series with Straight Talk.
The ’80s saw an explosion of immorality in America. Rather than shy away from topics that might be considered taboo, the Evangel chose to address personal issues of sin from a frank and biblical perspective.
Teenagers need standards, not contraceptives
By Michael P. Horban, May 20, 1984
Their motive may be unassailable, but […]

Matt’s Evaluation

Wednesday, October 15th, 2008

I recently had a first. As a supervisor at Assemblies of God headquarters, I fill out and sign a “Termination Evaluation” whenever one of our staff leaves our employ. The one I recently signed was the first one I’ve ever signed that listed the reason for termination as “death.”
Readers of our TPE blogs and Web […]

Missions News From the Democratic Republic of the Congo

Tuesday, October 14th, 2008

I thought I’d pass this along today to give you a glimpse of Africa missions.
Out on the Bateke Plateau
By Wayne & Sylvia Turner
Sunday we drove about 2 hours out to the Bateke Plateau for a service with Pastor Kakodi. It was a very enjoyable day, though we were quite tired when we got […]

San Francisco First-graders Attend Teacher’s Lesbian Wedding

Monday, October 13th, 2008

The young students took a field trip to San Francisco City Hall for the marriage of their lesbian teacher last Friday, the San Francisco Chronicle reported. The school said the trip was academically relevant—students tossed rose petals at the couple as they left City Hall.
California votes on Proposition 8 on Nov. 4 . It would […]

Historic Pentecostal Evangel Series: 1970s

Monday, October 13th, 2008

Continuing our series with an article about the 1970s.
Hard Life Redeemed Through Teen Challenge
By Lola Smallwood
For years Barbara White Gilliam was abused and hooked on heroin, which was driving her into one drug treatment center after another, but nothing worked. Then someone recommended the Teen Challenge program and its Walter Hoving Home in Garrison, […]

Visit MattKeyWasHere.com

Saturday, October 4th, 2008

After Thursday’s amazing funeral for an amazing person, our art director, Matt Key, his friends connected with their reactions. Here are just a couple I got.
Ashli O’Connell was our assistant editor at TPE for several years. We still consider her a part of the staff. She emailed me:
“I hope that many others were inspired like […]