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Our Brethren Continue to Die of Starvation

‘The apostle Paul walks into a bar’ (an oldie but goodie)

by Laura Lee

(Copyright 03-24-2025) by Curtis Dahlgren (Stephenson, Michigan)  THREE DAYS before Christmas, I walked into a bar. I looked around, but no one was there, though the Packers were playing to a full house. After awhile a bartender appeared, all bubbly and bright, and I ordered a beer. As she popped the top, a stranger came in, dusting off snow, kind of nondescript. He had nary a smile, and for some reason he seemed older than he looked (though I’m not too good at judging the cover of a book). I SAID “HOWDY” and he said “Shalom, or, that is to say, […]

Obed Mambwe & Paul Janvier Mbock

by Laura Lee

(Copyright 02-11-2025) by Name Removed (USA) Dear Laura – Obed Mambwe again requests food and Bibles in his language (Zambia uses English for education and commerce) but provides no contact information – where & how to donate (address, email, website, social media, phone, etc.)  A namesake from Lusaka Zambia is mentioned online as an ASL interpreter; also, on Facebook and LinkedIn, educated near London, and worked in the USA through the Embassy.  Is he the same person?  Assuming this is a legitimate request, more information about him would be helpful.   Also do you have contact information for Paul Janvier Mbock of Cameroon?  […]

Insight from Paul

by Laura Lee

by James McBride (United Kingdom)          The apostle Paul’s letters shed a bright light on our walk with God          The apostle cautions the brethren about getting above themselves: don’t rate yourself too highly, he writes to the Romans (e.g., Romans 12:.30). As the center of the Empire, Rome and its citizens exalted themselves over the ‘barbarians’ they had conquered. It’s a lesson for all of us and applies whether or not we serve in a church office, and it echoes the guidance of Jesus: ‘…you know that they which are accounted to rule over the Gentiles exercise lordship over them; and […]