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        • Here Am I, Send Me—Songs of Evangelism
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        • WoW 1999
    • September October 1998
      • COVER SECTION

      • Silent Saints
      • Twenty-five natural ways to share Christ
      • Reader response
      • Missed opportunities--Even Paul blew it
      • Top 10 rules from the not-so-on-mission evangelism handbook
      • FEATURES

      • Tuned in
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        • Share Jesus Without Fear
        • Out of Their Faces and Into Their Shoes
        • Family Night Tool Chest
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        • People Sharing Jesus
        • The Embarrassed Believer
        • True Love Waits Goes Campus 1998
        • Meeting Needs, Sharing Christ
        • Steps to Peace with God
    • November-December 1998
      • COVER SECTION

      • Finding the Approach That Fits You
      • One on One with Mark Mittleberg
      • How Did You Find Your Fit?
      • FEATURES

      • My Mission
      • Higher Calling
      • Off the Reccord
      • Awakenings
      • Preparing for the Prince of Egypt
      • Christmas Traditions Open House
      • Unchanging Faith in a Changing World
      • Bringing Jesus Back to School
      • Bibles That Bridge the Gap
      • Sharing Jesus in a Santa Claus World
      • COLUMNS

      • Staff Notes
      • DEPARTMENTS

      • On Mission Christians
      • Resource Reviews
    • January-February 1999
      • COVER SECTION

      • Deeper Impact
      • Prince of Egypt Review
      • Moses Bible Study
      • FEATURES

      • Delivering the Message
      • Making the Connection
      • Come On Over
        • Home Evangelism Theme Ideas
      • COLUMNS

      • Staff Notes
      • Off the Reccord
      • Awakenings
      • Higher Calling
      • Our Mission
      • DEPARTMENTS

      • On Mission Christian: Julie Payne
      • Resource Reviews
        • Speaking of Jesus
        • Tell the Truth
        • In His Image
        • Deadline
        • Evangelism that Works
        • A Peculiar People
        • Experiencing God: Music for Knowing and Doing the Will of God
    • March/April 1999
      • COVER SECTION

      • Don't Go It Alone
      • Bob Reccord on Partnering
      • Get an On Mission Boost
      • Every Person Counts
      • Extend Your Reach
      • FEATURES

      • Modern-Day Missionaries
        • Day 1
        • Day 2
        • Day 3
        • Day 4
        • Day 5
        • Day 6
        • Day 7
        • Day 8
      • The Surprise in the Easter Basket
        • On Mission Easter Experiences
      • Debugging The Millennium Bug
      • COLUMNS

      • Staff Notes
      • Off the Reccord
      • Awakenings
      • Higher Calling
      • My Mission: A Jewel in His Crown
      • DEPARTMENTS

      • Resource Reviews
        • The Power of Story
        • Reasons for Believing
        • Here Am I, Send Me
        • Live The Life
        • Reinventing Evangelism
        • A Case for Christianity
        • WoW 1999
    • May-June 1999
      • COVER SECTION

      • Creating Opportunities
      • GR-R-REAT Ideas
      • Not Just Along for the Ride
      • Clarity of Focus
      • FEATURES

      • Why I sleep in on Sundays
        • Excerpts from interviews with non-Christians
      • Students reaching students
      • Overcoming the Fear Factor
        • Fear #1
        • Fear #2
        • Fear #3
        • Fear #4
        • Fear #5
      • Reaching God's Chosen People
        • Reading List from NAMB Interfaith Evangelism, Jewish Ministries
        • Messianic Prophecies and Their Fulfillment
        • Tips for Witnessing to Jewish Friends
      • More Than Paste & Construction Paper
        • Reaching your community with VBS
        • Principles for Effective VBS Promotion
      • Finding Your Life's True Mission
      • COLUMNS

      • Staff Notes
      • DEPARTMENTS

      • Resource Reviews
        • Stand in the Gap
        • Jesus: An Interactive Journey
        • The Secular Squeeze
        • Culture Shift
        • Wide Eyed
        • Handbook of Today's Religions
    • July-August 1999
      • COVER SECTION

      • Inside the Lighthouse
        • Reflection on Light
      • The Light of Life
      • Shining Your Light Where You Live, Work, and Play
        • The Thug Next Door
      • Your Legal Right to Share Christ in the Marketplace
      • FEATURES

      • Is winning everything?
      • Reaching an unchurched culture
        • The Canada Story
      • Church Planting: The power of multiplication
      • Batter Up: Finding a Level Swing
      • Beyond Buckhead
      • COLUMNS

      • Staff Notes
      • Off the Reccord
      • Awakenings
      • Higher Calling
      • My Mission
      • DEPARTMENTS

      • Reader Forum
      • Missionaries and other on mission Christians
      • Resource Review
        • Taking Prayer to the Streets
        • The Testament
        • Christianity on the Offense
        • Kids Point & Play Bible on CD ROM
        • Faith In Sports
        • Transforming Our Nation
        • More Than a Carpenter
    • September-October 1999
      • COVER SECTION

      • On Your Mark
      • Five Minutes Toward Eternity
      • Evangelism is not a Spectator Sport
      • FEATURES

      • Believe It or Not Churches
      • Prayer Walking
      • Dangerous Opportunities
      • The Countdown to 2000
      • Why I Sleep In on Sunday
      • Powerful Potential
        • Moving from F.A.I.T.H. to faith
      • The Harvest at Your Door
      • COLUMNS

      • Staff Notes
      • Off the Reccord
      • Awakenings
      • Higher Calling
      • My Mission
      • DEPARTMENTS

      • Letters
      • Vitals
      • On Mission Christians
      • Resource Reviews
        • Assassins
        • You Bring the Bagels I'll Bring the Gospel
        • The Jesus I Never Knew video
        • Worship Evangelism
        • The Beginner's Bible Noah's Ark Activity Center
        • Reasons Skeptics Should Consider Christianity
    • November-December 1999
      • COVER SECTION

      • A Family Portrait
      • America's First Family of Evangelism
      • The Love That Led Me Home
      • The Long Road Home
      • Family to Family
      • Talk Less, Do More
      • Messiah for my Family
      • FEATURES

      • God Uses Imperfect Vessels
        • How to Get Over Yourself and Go
      • Holiday Letters
      • Party Time@2000
      • DEPARTMENTS

      • Letters
      • Vitals
      • On Mission Christians
      • COLUMNS

      • Staff Notes
      • Off the Reccord
      • Awakenings
      • Higher Calling
      • My Mission
      • Resource Reviews
        • Your Home A Lighthouse
        • Catch the Wave!
        • The Birth of Jesus Activity Center CD-ROM
        • No Wonder They Call Him the Savior
        • The Graphic Bible
        • The Last Sin Eater
        • Jesus with Dirty Feet
    • January-February 2000
      • COVER SECTION

      • It's All in the Music -- NOT!
      • Talkin' 'bout my GENERATION
      • Nations of Generations
      • FEATURES

      • Minding Your Peas and Cucumbers
      • Super Bowl Party
      • A Tale of Two Cities
      • Mission 2000
      • Leaving a Lasting Legacy
      • Missionaries and Other On Mission Christians
      • Anti-Stuff: Rightsizing your Life to Battle Affluenza
      • DEPARTMENTS

      • Resource Review
        • She Said Yes
        • Prince of Egypt
        • SoulTsunami
        • Church Communication Handbook
        • Boys Life Adventure Bible
        • Bible Blurt
        • Seize the Moment, Share the Message
      • Vitals
      • Letters
      • COLUMNS

      • Awakenings
      • Off the Reccord
      • Staff Notes
      • Higher Calling
      • My Mission
    • March-April 2000
      • COVER SECTION

      • Can Man be Good Without God?
      • Who Needs a Mission Board?
      • Real People--Real Vision
      • Modern-Day Missionaries: Day 2
        • Modern-Day Missionaries: Day 1
        • Modern-Day Missionaries: Day 3
        • Modern-Day Missionaries: Day 4
        • Modern-Day Missionaries: Day 5
        • Modern-Day Missionaries: Day 6
        • Modern-Day Missionaries: Day 7
        • Modern-Day Missionaries: Day 8
      • A Heritage of Sacrificial Giving
      • It's Your Call: Where Will Tomorrow's Missionaries Come From?
      • FEATURES

      • Understanding the New Age Movement
      • Driving Through Easter
      • Why I Sleep in on Sunday
        • Ready Answers
      • DEPARTMENTS

      • Letters
        • The Case for Christ
      • Vitals
      • Resource Review
        • Bible TriBond
        • The Christian Message for Contemporary Life
        • B.C. A.D.
        • Praying for the World's Most Influential People
        • The 50 Day Spiritual Adventure
        • Joining Children on the Spiritual Journey
      • COLUMNS

      • Staff Notes
      • Off the Reccord
      • Awakenings
      • Higher Calling
      • My Mission
    • May-June 2000
      • COVER SECTION

      • LIFE: A Moving Experience
      • Saving More Than Marriages
      • FEATURES

      • When Your Friend Says NO to Christ
      • Reaching Across the Fence
      • Children and Evangelism Mix
      • Faith Under Fire
        • The Tower Sniper
      • The Call
      • DEPARTMENTS

      • Letters
      • Vitals
      • Whatever It Takes Churches
      • Missionaries and Other On Mission Christians
      • Resource Review
        • How Now Shall We Live
        • Great Big Universe
        • Generation 2K: What Parents & Others Need to Know About the Millennials
        • What's So Amazing About Grace? Study Guide
        • The Ephesus Fragment
        • RevKids
        • OMTSJ Bracelet
      • COLUMNS

      • Staff Notes
      • Off the Reccord
      • Awakenings
      • Higher Calling
      • My Mission
    • July-August 2000
      • COVER SECTION

      • Sharing Christ with Mr. Nice Guy
      • Six Hurdles on my Road to Christianity
      • Reaching Mr. & Ms. Corporate America
      • Precious in His Sight
      • FEATURES

      • When Words Get in the Way
        • Unlearning the Lingo
      • Overcoming the Fears of Sharing Your Faith
      • I'm a Pastor, And I Need Help
      • Legacy 2000
      • DEPARTMENTS

      • Letters
      • Vitals
      • Resource Review
        • On Mission Prayer Place Mats
        • Engaging the Closed Minded
        • So Clearly
        • What Angels Wish They Knew
        • Christ Among Other gods
      • COLUMNS

      • Staff Notes
      • Off the Reccord
      • Awakenings
      • Higher Calling
    • September-October 2000
      • COVER SECTION

      • Have We Gone Soft? Do We Sugarcoat the Gospel?
      • With Free Doughnuts You Get the Gospel
      • FEATURES

      • e-vangelism.com
      • Holy Halloween?
      • Why I Sleep In On Sunday...
      • Genuine Witness
      • Go Where the People Gather
      • Time-Share Your Church
      • Evangelistic Sports Clinics
      • DEPARTMENTS

      • Letters
      • Vitals
      • Missionaries and Other On Mission Christians
      • Resource Review
        • Jay, Jay the Jet Plane
        • The Extreme Teen Bible
        • Music From Jesus the Epic Miniseries
        • Finding God at Harvard
        • 5-Minute New Testament
      • COLUMNS

      • Staff Notes
      • Off the Reccord
      • Awakenings
      • Higher Calling
      • My Mission
    • November-December 2000
      • COVER SECTION

      • Getting to the Heart of Evangelism
      • Looking At Left Behind
      • From Fiction To Fact
      • FEATURES

      • Taking it to the hills
      • Cross-walking into public schools
      • Hobbies
      • The Christmas advantage
      • DEPARTMENTS

      • Staff Notes
      • Letters
      • Vitals
      • Jest as I am
      • Missionaries and other on mission Christians
      • Resource Review
        • Forged By Fire
        • The Chronicles of Narnia
        • When the Going Gets Tough
        • Show & Tell Products
        • HeartCall: The Call to Prayer
        • On Mission Youth Bible Studies
        • The On Mission Team Manual
      • COLUMNS

      • Off the Reccord
      • Awakenings
      • Higher Calling
      • My Mission
    • January-February 2001
      • COVER SECTION

      • Test Your Church Planting Aptitude
      • Yes, You a Church Planter
      • Reporter's Notes
      • A Day in the Life of Lay Church Planters
      • FEATURES

      • Raising a Faith-Sharing Child
      • She knows me, she knows me not.
      • The Professional
      • PM Guide
      • COLUMNS

      • Off the Reccord
      • Awakenings
      • Higher Calling
      • My Mission
      • DEPARTMENTS

      • Staff Notes
      • Vitals
      • Missionaries and Other On Mission Christians
      • Resource Review
        • Payne Stewart: The Authorized Biography
        • Underdog
        • E-ssentials for the On Mission Church
        • Prayer Guide for Associations and Churches
        • The Challenge of Jesus
    • March-April 2001
      • COVER SECTION

      • Friday Night at the Supermarket
      • Sharing Christ across cultures
      • Around the world in our backyard
      • Sharing Christ across cultures
      • From faiths to faith
      • FEATURES

      • The Skyline's the Limit
      • Modern-day Missionaries
      • Retirement by design
      • Strings Attached
      • COLUMNS

      • Off the Reccord
      • Awakenings
      • Higher Calling
      • My Mission
      • DEPARTMENTS

      • Staff Notes
      • Vitals
      • Resource Review
        • Planting Churches Cross-Culturally
        • Cities: Missions' New Frontier
        • The Case for Faith
        • Missions in a New Millennium
        • Is the Bible True?
    • May-June 2001
      • COVER SECTION

      • Staff Notes
      • Last In--First Out
      • A Woman Like Me
      • To Fill the Gap
      • What Season is This Anyway?
      • FEATURES

      • Whatever it Takes Churches
      • Wanna go to Church?
      • The 'Net Generation
      • Dear editor:
      • On the Road Again
      • Why I Sleep In on Sunday
      • COLUMNS

      • Off the Reccord
      • Awakenings
      • Higher Calling
      • My Mission
      • DEPARTMENTS

      • Staff Notes
      • Vitals
      • Missionaries and Other On Mission Christians
      • Resource Review
        • The Cross or the Crescent
        • Evangelism by the Book
        • Sharing Christ When You Feel You Can't
        • Building a Contagious Church
    • July-August 2001
      • Do you have the evangelism gene?
      • Evangelism to men
      • Evangelism to women
      • Vacations with a Purpose
      • Breaking out of the Christian ghetto
      • High touch in a high tech world
      • What's a Tween?
      • Ten reasons why people skip church
      • Staff Notes
      • Off the Reccord
      • Awakenings
      • My Mission
      • Vitals
      • Missionaries and Other On Mission Christians
      • Resource Review
        • Evangelism for the Fainthearted
        • 31 Days to Contagious Living
        • The Lord's Prayer
        • The NET
        • Know Why You Believe
        • Changing the Mind of Missions: Where Have We Gone Wrong?
        • The On Mission Church
        • His Heart, Our Hands
    • September-October 2001
      • Is God calling you to be a mentor?
      • Stirring the waters
      • Heroes in uniform
      • Knowing when the time's right
      • Everything you (thought you) ever knew about the unchurched is wrong!
      • on mission Prayer Partnering
      • Perish the thought!
      • A child shall lead them
      • Letting 'er rip
      • Getting back on track
      • Staff Notes
      • Off the Reccord
      • Awakenings
      • Our Mission
      • Vitals
      • Missionaries and Other On Mission Christians
      • Resource Review
        • One to One: A Practical Guide to Friendship Evangelism
        • Family to Family
        • Royal Ambassadors
        • Challengers
        • ChurchNext: Quantum Changes in How We Do Ministry
    • November-December 2001
      • COVER SECTION

      • Seasoning your style of evangelism
      • Please pass the salt and pepper
      • FEATURES

      • The Ella they never knew
      • A Christian response to Islam
      • Prescribing faith
      • Why I sleep in on Sunday
      • Short-Term missions
      • Guns a-blazin'
      • COLUMNS

      • Staff Notes
      • Off the Reccord
      • Awakenings
      • DEPARTMENTS

      • Vitals
      • Missionaries and Other On Mission Christians
      • Resource Review
        • Lighting the Way
        • PrayTimer: Real Time for Real Prayer
        • Getting Ready for Christmas
        • Unveiled
        • Shout to the Lord: Kids
        • Pray for Your Pastor
    • January-February 2002
      • COVER SECTION

      • It's a different world out there!
      • Strangers in our midst
      • FEATURES

      • 12 Gr-r-reat Ideas for 2002
      • The road less traveled
      • Common ground revival
      • The Fear Factor
      • Champions for life
      • Unreachable? You might have thought so
      • Impacting Post Moderns
      • COLUMNS

      • Staff Notes
      • Off the Reccord
      • Awakenings
      • My Mission
      • DEPARTMENTS

      • Vitals
      • Missionaries and Other On Mission Christians
      • Resource Review
        • The Master Plan of Evangelism
        • E-vangelism: Sharing the Gospel in Cyberspace
        • Transforming Your Workplace for Christ
        • Let My Words Be Few
        • The Story of Jesus for Children Video
    • March-April 2002
      • COVER SECTION

      • The land we love...
      • People sharing Christ
      • Starting healthy churches
      • Supporting our missionary heroes
      • Mobilizing Christians
      • FEATURES

      • Day 1
      • North America at a glance
      • Partners in the North American Mission Cause
      • COLUMNS

      • Staff Notes
      • Off the Reccord
      • Awakenings
      • My Mission
      • DEPARTMENTS

      • Vitals
      • Resource Review marapr02
        • The On Mission Church Complete Planning Kit
        • New churches Needed: Church Planting Starter Kit
        • E-ssentials for the On Mission Church
        • Mission Education Starter Kits
        • Church Advertising Resources
        • Go! Magazine
        • Your Church On Mission with God Flyers
        • FiSH
        • The Cross or the Crescent
        • The NET
        • His Heart, Our Hands: A Ministry Evangelism Toolkit
        • Pray Timer: Real Time for Real Prayers
    • May-June 2002
      • COVER SECTION

      • Parenting 101
      • When Nathan got saved
      • I remember Mom
      • FEATURES

      • Whatever it Takes Churches
      • That's how God feels about you
      • Words, words, words
      • Missionaries and Other On Mission Christians
      • Celebrity Spirituality
      • Barna's most intriguing findings
      • COLUMNS

      • Staff Notes
      • Off the Reccord
      • Awakenings
      • My Mission
      • DEPARTMENTS

      • Resource Review
        • What You Need to Know About Islam & Muslims
        • The Evidence Bible
        • Todays All-Star Missions Churches: Strategies to Help Your Church Get Into the Game
        • Healing the Broken Family of Abraham: New Life for Muslims
        • The Master's Way of Personal Evangelism
        • FAQ: Frequently Asked Questions About the Christian Life
      • Vitals
    • July-August 2002
      • COVER SECTION

      • Social Graces
      • Confessions of an anti-witness
      • FEATURES

      • 9/11 While the world wept
      • Event evangelism
      • Out of my hot tub
      • Baby-sitting bridges
      • Heart Call
      • Hospitality Evangelism
      • COLUMNS

      • Staff Notes
      • Off the Reccord
      • Awakenings
      • My Mission
      • DEPARTMENTS

      • Vitals
      • Missionaries and Other On Mission Christians
      • Resource Review julaug02
        • Mormonism 101
        • Unveiling Islam: An Insider's Look at Muslim Life and Beliefs
        • 52 True Stories about Successful Witnessing
        • The Resurrection Report
        • Examine the Evidence Series
        • Seven Reasons Why You Can Trust the Bible
    • September-October 2002
      • COVER SECTION

      • Preparation for the Postmodern Midterm
        • Know your enemy's strategy
        • Reaching postmoderns through art
        • Postmodern postcards from churches
        • On Mission Resources
      • Special Report: 9/11 a Year Later
      • FEATURES

      • Back to School with Jesus
      • When God calls, listen!
      • TruthQuest: California
      • Veggie Outreach
      • COLUMNS

      • Staff Notes
      • Off the Reccord
      • Awakenings
      • My Mission
      • DEPARTMENTS

      • Vitals
      • Missionaries and Other On Mission Christians
      • Resource Review
        • More Ready Than You Realize: Evangelism as Dance in the Postmodern Matrix
        • Mack & Leeann's Guide to Short-Term Missions
        • Essential Christianity: Finding the God Who Loves You
        • Help Me Believe: Direct Answers to Real Questions
        • Finding God in the Face of Evil
        • The Day I Met God
    • November-December 2002
      • COVER SECTION

      • When is the right time?
      • FEATURES

      • At home for the holidays
      • Potato Chip Evangelism
      • Working Women's World
      • Surveying the land
      • A church to call their own
      • Why I sleep in on Sunday
      • COLUMNS

      • Staff Notes
      • Off the Reccord
      • Awakenings
      • My Mission
      • DEPARTMENTS

      • Vitals
      • Missionaries and Other On Mission Christians
      • Resource Review novdec02
        • The Challenge of the Cults and New Religions
        • Urban Ministry The Kingdom, The City & The People of God
        • Prisoners of Hope
        • Halloween Rescue Kit
        • A Beginners Guide to Crossing Cultures
        • On Mission with God
    • January-February 2003
      • COVER SECTION

      • But they don't look like me!
      • When the woman at the well is you
      • Homeless, but not hopeless
      • How do you tame a porcupine?
      • FEATURES

      • Penetrating Oz
      • Whatever it takes Churches
      • Let Everything That Has Breath
      • Miracle on my street
      • COLUMNS

      • Staff Notes
      • Off the Reccord
      • Awakenings
      • My Mission
      • DEPARTMENTS

      • Vitals
      • Missionaries and Other On Mission Christians
      • Resource Review
        • Experiencing God Together
        • Seeing and Savoring Jesus Christ
        • Overcoming the World Missions Crisis: Thinking Strategically to Reach the World
        • The New Mormon Challenge
        • Daughters of Islam--Building Bridges with Muslim Women
        • Defending Your Faith
    • March-April 2003
      • COVER SECTION

      • Mounting Mars Hill
      • Bridging the Great Divide
      • Assisting in church planting
      • Covering Our Continent
      • Calling Missionaries to North America
      • FEATURES

      • Week of Prayer
        • Day 1Aias and Gecina De Souza
        • Day 2Tommy and Liz Stevens
        • Day 3Norman and Debbie Cannada
        • Day 4Ronald and Alpha Goombi
        • Day 5Taylor and Susan Field
        • Day 6Don and Barbra Conley
        • Day 7Bobby and Gayle Pruett
        • Day 8Walter and Sharon Mickels
      • Partners in the North American Missions Cause
      • COLUMNS

      • Staff Notes
      • Off the Reccord
      • Awakenings
      • My Mission
      • DEPARTMENTS

      • Vitals
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      • Resource Review
        • E-ssentials for the On Mission Church
        • The NET
        • PrayTimer: Real Time for Real Prayer
        • Answer the Call: Mobilizing God's People in North America
        • Go! magazine
        • Connect
        • It's Time Leaders Kit
    • May-June 2003
      • COVER SECTION

      • Is Hollywood Ninevah?
      • FEATURES

      • A Time of Grief
      • When cults come calling
      • Sharing hope from tragedy
      • Paper Missionaries
      • Beyond our door, but in our world
      • COLUMNS

      • Staff Notes
      • Awakenings
      • Answering His call
      • DEPARTMENTS

      • Vitals
      • The Pulse (May-June 2003)
      • Cowboy churches corral country folks
      • Resource Review
        • Grow Your Church from the Outside In: Understanding the Unchurched and How to Reach Them
        • The Purpose Driven Life
        • Telling the Truth: Evangelizing Postmoderns
        • Reasons for Believing: A Seekers Guide to Christianity
        • LIFE CD
        • The Cross Centered Life: Experiencing the Power of the Gospel
    • July-August 2003
      • COVER SECTION

      • Good news for modern man
      • FEATURES

      • Get ready for your mission trip to native America
      • The ABCs of Missions
      • Is Grace too Good to be True?
      • Changing Lanes
        • Piepmeier Alaska Ministry Photos
      • The Sanctuary
      • Curry lovers among us
      • COLUMNS

      • Staff Notes
      • Awakenings
      • Answer His call
      • DEPARTMENTS

      • Vitals
      • The Pulse
      • DEPARTMENTS

    • September-October 2003
      • COVER SECTION

      • Out on a limb
      • Sharing Him with Mim
      • It's never too late
      • FEATURES

      • Is your church On mission?
      • Whatever it takes Churches
      • Getting God back in school
      • Is Your Christianity RADICAL or RECREATIONAL?
      • COLUMNS

      • Staff Notes
      • Awakenings
      • Answer His call
      • DEPARTMENTS

      • Vitals
      • Acts 1:8 missionaries
      • The Pulse
    • November-December 2003
      • COVER SECTION

      • Bright lights, big city
      • FEATURES

      • My father tells me we need to go
      • Leaves of Thanksgiving
      • Closing the back door
      • Christmas Boxing Party
      • Bringing in the single sheep
      • Learning from Ross
      • COLUMNS

      • Staff Notes
      • Awakenings
      • Answer His call
      • DEPARTMENTS

      • Vitals
      • Acts 1:8 missionaries
      • The Pulse
    • January-February 2004
      • COVER SECTION

      • Reaching the radically unchurched
      • FEATURES

      • 12 Great ideas for a happy New Year
      • Meeting of the minds
      • You were made to be on mission
      • My-daughter-is-dating evangelism
      • Little one to Him belong
      • Hope for crisis pregnancies
      • Staying on mission when our children and grandchildren disappoint us
      • Evangelism on wheels
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