{"id":2088,"date":"2022-02-14T16:42:00","date_gmt":"2022-02-14T16:42:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/disciplestoday.org\/clone\/clone\/2022\/02\/14\/history-gives-us-hope\/"},"modified":"2023-06-02T06:58:11","modified_gmt":"2023-06-02T04:58:11","slug":"history-gives-us-hope","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/disciplestoday.org\/clone\/history-gives-us-hope\/","title":{"rendered":"History Gives Us Hope"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/disciplestoday.org\/clone\/clone\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/icochistory.org_.png?ssl=1\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Such things were written in the Scriptures long ago to teach us. And the Scriptures give us hope and encouragement as we wait patiently for God\u2019s promises to be fulfilled.&nbsp;<\/em>\u2013 Romans 15:4<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">One of the truly amazing things about the Bible is that it tells the good, the bad, and the ugly and yet provides the greatest hope of all time. The same should be true of our telling our own stories and history. Recently\u00a0Disciples Today and the Beam Missions Foundation released a brand new website\u00a0telling the story of the International Churches of Christ from first-hand viewpoints:\u00a0<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/icochistory.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">icochistory.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The site is full of original materials including articles, bulletins, podcasts, presentations, videos, audios, books, web links, and more. The Search feature will help you find specific content.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Articles and Bulletins<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Check out the Articles and Bulletins sections of&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/icochistory.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">icochistory.org<\/a>&nbsp;for:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>What it was like to be a part of the original planting of churches around the world in our fellowship<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>What it was like to be part of our churches that were exploding in growth<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>How and when HOPE&nbsp;<em>worldwide&nbsp;<\/em>began<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>What happened in the 2003 crisis in our churches<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>How we responded to the crisis and what we learned<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>How much God has grown our fellowship since 2003<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>How our churches cooperate to advance the gospel<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Defining moments in our fellowship that move us forward<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>And much more<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Please feel free to send any additional materials you recommend adding to the site. Send to\u00a0<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"mailto:rlamb@dtoday.net\" target=\"_blank\">rlamb@dtoday.net<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>One of the truly amazing things about the Bible is that it tells the good, the bad and the ugly&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":25,"featured_media":2089,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ghostkit_customizer_options":"","ghostkit_custom_css":"","ghostkit_custom_js_head":"","ghostkit_custom_js_foot":"","ghostkit_typography":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_hide_featured_image":false,"_jetpack_featured_image_duplicate_dismissed":0,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[71],"tags":[],"post_folder":[151],"class_list":["post-2088","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"featured_image_src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/disciplestoday.org\/clone\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/1988-Boston-World-Missions-Seminar-1.jpeg?fit=1000%2C525&ssl=1","author_info":{"display_name":"dtadmin","author_link":"https:\/\/disciplestoday.org\/clone\/author\/dtadmin\/"},"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/phsvEw-xG","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":5355,"url":"https:\/\/disciplestoday.org\/clone\/8-scriptures-to-read-when-youre-anxious\/","url_meta":{"origin":2088,"position":0},"title":"8 Scriptures to Read When You\u2019re Anxious","author":"dtadmin","date":"May 29, 2018","format":false,"excerpt":"Anybody else struggling with anxious thoughts lately? 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