Expendable - Blackstone, Barry

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Résumé :
Have you ever wondered why the best die young? Who of us hasn't thought the same thing when we learn of the death of a young Christian with such potential when a fellow believer lives on to wreck his testimony, the reputation of the local church, and the cause of Christ? Having been a pastor now for nearly fifty years I have had nearly a lifetime to ponder the word expendable in relationship to not only individuals, but dreams and desires, hopes and wishes, events and expectations. This concept of expendability came home to me years ago when I learned that my grandfather, on my mother's side, had a brother who died of an illness in his early twenties after only spending a year on the mission field in Peru! Over the portal to a special room that celebrates those that died young in the Hall of the Faithful in Heaven is found, I believe, this superscription: EXPENDABLE! I would like to share with you some of the biblical portraits that are hanging from those celestial walls, for if you are looking for the answer to the question I asked, I have come to believe it can only be found in the Bible.

Biographie:
Barry Blackstone is pastor of Emmanuel Baptist Church of Ellsworth, Maine and has been for nearly thirty-five years. A serious student of the Word since the 1970s, Barry loves nothing better than to research obscure biblical topics like he has in this book. This will be Blackstone's twenty-fourth book published by Resource Publications....

Sommaire:
Barry Blackstone has been the minister of the Emmanuel Baptist Church of Ellsworth, Maine, for thirty-three years and has now reached the fifty-year mark in the pastorate. What a blessing to spend a half century sharing the good news of Jesus Christ with the four flocks that have called him pastor! This will be Blackstone's twenty-second book published by Wipf and Stock publishers through Resource Publications....