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Dr. Mrs. Caroline Michael GS, ETF

New Year 2023 and the Promises of God
Rev. Richard Masih 6
Jan - Mar 2023
The Creation Conundrum and the way beyond 8 Vol: 46 | No: 1
Dr. R. J. Ranjith Daniels

Salt N’Speech 12 A magazine of the
Dr. Jeyavathana Samuel Evangelical Teachers’
Fellowship Publication Trust Dear friends, it gives me great joy to focus on the theme 'Education and Crea-
MISSION TRIPS 13 ETF is a National body of wish you all a blessed New Year 2023. I tion'. Interestingly, the word Genesis
Christian Teachers in India and a praise God for His grace and guidance to means "beginnings," and 'Bereshith' is
TRIBUTES 19 Professional Associate of the UESI lead us through the past year and pray the Hebrew title of the book and the first
that the same grace and guidance of our phrase in the Hebrew text of Gen. 1:1 is
unchanging God will continue to abide also Bereshith meaning “in (the) begin-
ETF Christian Teachers Conference Report 21 General Secretary with us in the new year. I am grateful to ning”. A keyword of Genesis is 'account,'
No.1, Fifth Cross Street, God and everyone who renders and the book of Genesis gives an account
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22 in many ways, including your prayers for earth, of the universe, of the solar sys-
ETF NEWS Chennai - 600073. continuous support and encouragement of beginnings – of the heavens and the
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Chief Editor : Dr. Abhi Sethia contributions to ETF may use the Christian teachers to integrate their faith and cursing, society and civilization,
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Ex Officio : Dr. Caroline Michael the themes of the upcoming issues of industry. The Theistic Evolution high-
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Life and Faith, namely, Education and utterly different from the gods of the
Editor’s Note Creation, Creation and fall, Education surrounding near east cultures of that
The author of each article is responsible for the correctness of the information given and for the point and Redemption, and Education and time. But the creation story projects the
of view presented, which may or may not represent the official position of ETF. No article appearing in Restoration. creator God as could create by any
Chalk & Chai can be reprinted or translated without prior permission. means He chose according to His will and
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