As human beings we can prove to be incredibly impatient. If we are forced to endure a lineup at a drive through for any more than a few minutes we are often ready to blow a gasket. Our world has been built for speed and the poor soul who is taking life in stride and plodding away better move over or get run over. As Christians that bear the mark of our Creator, this attitude makes us so much unlike

The June 2013 Open Bible Bulletin pdf copy is here.  To view in Google Docs please click the expand arrow in the right corner of the window below: http://nbbi.ca/obb/2013-06obbweb.pdf

Land mines are one of the most dangerous weapons in the world. Long after military conflicts end, these devastating devices lurk beneath the surface ready to wreak havoc on unsuspecting victims. Land mines are currently scattered across 78 countries and have killed or maimed over one million people. Approximately 26,000 people a year, 70 people a day or 1 person every fifteen minutes step on a land mine. It is estimated that there are 110 million active land mines worldwide.

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How does your righteousness compare with that of those around you? If you attempted to answer this question then you have joined in a dangerous game that will have no victors. Anytime we compare ourselves by ourselves, we will always come out smelling like a rose. In fact, if the standard for righteousness was how we measured up against others then we might rightly say that the “righteous standard” is always open to change. Paul said to the Corinthian believers,

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After 15 years of ministry, I am painstakingly aware that nothing will destroy your Christian testimony faster and diminish your spiritual effectiveness quicker than heartless service. It is so easy to allow your ministry for Christ to settle into a duty devoid of any dynamic or power. In Acts 7:39, Stephen said of the nation of Israel, “…their hearts turned back again to Egypt.” The trouble with the nation of Israel was that they had left Egypt, but they had