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Joseph Shapitka

  1927 -2018 Following a brief illness, Joseph Usten Shapitka, 91, died peacefully on Friday, July 20, in […]

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No Regrets

I toss my gym bag over my shoulder and head for the exit at the rec center. Normally […]

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William Calvin Ijames

William Calvin Ijames 1934-2018 William Calvin Ijames, 84, passed away July 16 at his Mocksville, North Carolina residence, surrounded […]

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I Surrender All

All to Jesus I surrender,/All to Him I freely give. . . . More like the Master I would ever be […]

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2019 BA Themes

Greetings, Bible Advocate readers and writers. I’m happy to announce our 2019 themes. ……………… Annual theme: “Resurrection Commission” […]

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Changing Concepts

The Church of Christ, later known as the Church of God (Seventh Day), of the 1860s did not […]

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Raúl López Espinoza

1963-2018 Elder Raúl López Espinoza, president of the Mexican Conference, passed away June 19, 2018, in Cuauhtémoc, Chihuahua. […]

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Learning to Laugh Again

I choked out the words “Can’t we pick her up and get her off the driveway? It seems […]