Month: May 2018

Now the Israelites went out to fight against the Philistines. The Israelites camped at Ebenezer, and the Philistines at Aphek. The Philistines deployed their forces to meet Israel, and as the battle spread, Israel was defeated by the Philistines, who killed about four thousand of them on the battlefield. When the soldiers returned to camp, the elders of Israel asked, “Why did the Lord bring defeat on us today before…

To: The Manila, Cebu, Los Angeles, and the Hawaiian International Christian Churches. From: Kyle Bartholomew On: April 1, 2018Dearest Church Family, I am writing to you — each of the churches that I have served at or overseen in the last 11 years. As I think of each congregation, I can vividly see the faces of so many with whom I was able to personally witness make decisions to follow…