Virtual Christian Magazine: February 2008

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In This Issue

  • by Kathleen Hoffart
Dates were plentiful in the biblical times and grow well in many arid areas of the world. Yet one variety had completely disappeared. Could it be revived? What lessons can we learn from the date palm tree?
  • by Ken Allen
“Love, love, love / Love is all you need.” So goes a line from a popular song. But what kind of love do we need, and how should we show it?
  • by Robert H Berendt
God’s calling and purpose is sure. Through trials and suffering, we learn to trust God and build character, just as the patriarchs in the Bible did. They trusted God to guide their lives and followed Him through all circumstances in life in order to gain their reward of eternal life.
  • by Graemme Marshall
How can we understand God’s testimony of King David as “a man after My own heart, who will do all My will” (Acts 13:22), when we see his failed family example?
  • by Darlene Petersen
There is more than one kind of leadership. Some leaders are dictatorial, such as Nimrod, while others lead by example, such as Nehemiah.