Emphasis Preaching Journal
Sometimes God appears to remove...
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Sometimes God appears to remove the salvation God has begun in history. Barbara had grown up in an active Christian family. Following graduation from a small Christian liberal arts college, she entered seminary, with the intention, if all went well, to enter the ordained ministry. Her seminary work was well received, but she seemed to suffer from disastrous field placements, being the victim of abusive supervising pastors. Nonetheless, she continued on schedule in her program. Along the way, she met another young student at the seminary and they subsequently became engaged and married.