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Find more: MLS07: “My Memorable Deaf Stories.” I have learned that both deaf and hearing love deaf stories. I often use stories to illustrate, impact, and influence others. Well, I…
Many years ago, I preached on the verse: "How shall they hear without a preacher?" (Romans 10:14). My goal was simple — to remind that church that the Gospel does…
What's Up? Inviting Deaf, Hard of Hearing, and Deaf ministry Workers to REVIVAL SIGNS 2026, at Blessed Hope Baptist Church, 569 Oakhill Road, Oakhill, Nova Scotia, CANADA, November 20-22, 2026.…
“Add to your faith … Temperance” (2 Peter 1:6) Everybody gets tested. Everybody gets tried. Everybody needs to be “tempered.” (A sword or tool must be heated, tried, and tested…
Some may know voicing by the outdated term “reverse interpreting.” Truthfully, voice-to-sign and sign-to-voice are both “forward.” These ideas can help with sign-to-voice interpreting. Sit where you have a clear…
How can I become a godly leader? How can I influence others? What are the qualities that make a person a good leader? There are many books written about how…
Missionary Tabitha Beam, SWM Home Office - Interview with Jackie Bradford Q: How did God call you to missions? Answer: As a teenager, I watched a friend of mine interpret…
What is Worry? Worry is to give way to anxiety or unease; allow one's mind to “dwell” on difficulty or troubles. Reasons to worry abound. The price of gas and…
For several weeks, our pastor has been preaching/teaching about putting on the whole armor of God (Ephesians 6:10-18). Each part is meant to help us in our spiritual battles, our…
We have a wooden picture in our home that one of our daughters gave us. It simply says, “Rise up and Pray – Luke 22:46.” Jesus told His disciples this…
Permission: Word Studies/Lehman Strauss - Order: SH02 SilentWord.org/Store When I was a young man, my sister-in-law wrote the Gospel to me and showed me Bible verses, but I did not…
Apes and humans are significantly different. Apes are designed to walk primarily on four limbs. Humans are designed to walk on two legs. Apes can’t run on two legs, but…
cleveland19.com – by Vasi Prokos – edited by Tabitha Beam The Village of Highland Hills, Ohio, has sworn in Officer Carl DeForest, making him Ohio’s first Deaf police officer, the…
SWMI missionary Lois Boswell recently traveled to a restricted-access country for the opening of a new school for the Deaf named G. Deaf School. (The country and school names are…
David Abeel was born in New Jersey in 1804. He first studied to be a doctor. Then he decided to preach about God instead. He became a minister when he…
In our years on the field, we have met many deaf people who have NO language of any kind. I do not mean a person with little education, but a…
Find more: MLS07: “My Memorable Deaf Stories.” Introduction: I have learned that not only hearing people, but also the Deaf love stories that illustrate, impact, and influence lives. I love…
There are many excuses for Christians not serving God. Pick yours! Procrastination and Timing I will do it when I am older. I am waiting for a clear sign from…
What's Up? Liberty Baptist Church of the Deaf, Columbus, Ohio, will celebrate its 40th anniversary, September 18–20, 2026. Founder, the late Rev Eugene Bordean, Jr, served 1986-1999. Present pastor, Rev…
“Add to your faith … Knowledge” (2 Peter 1:5) Someone said, “Your heart cannot love what your mind does not know.” I like that quote! God wants you to love…
Famously, new signers quickly learn that when signing SUCCESSFUL, often the mouth movement (morpheme) that comes with it is PAH. A mouth morpheme is a specific mouth shape that is…
Jesus spent three years of His life investing Himself in the lives of twelve men. He could have gained thousands of followers if that had been His goal. Instead, He…
Missionary David Bennett, SWM International Interview with Jackie Bradford Q: How did God call you to missions? Answer: I have two answers to this question that explain why I’ve been…
Phew, hot summer! This summer of 2026 has been an unusually hot one, not only here in the United States but in many parts of the world. Warnings have been…
The Apostle Paul wrote, “But I would ye should understand, brethren, that the things which happened unto me have fallen out rather unto the furtherance of the gospel” (Philippians 1:12).…
The theme at our recent Deaf Camp was “Leaving a Legacy.” We learned a great deal from the different preachers and teachers all throughout the week. God spoke to my…
Permission: Word Studies/Lehman Strauss - Order: SH02 SilentWord.org/Store What Means John 3:16? “For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten son, that whosoever believeth in him…
Most scientists believe that humans first appeared in Africa about 300,000 years ago. They believe that humans evolved from ape-like creatures by chance and natural processes over a period of…
Invention of the TTY - by Robert Traynor, Ed. by T. Beam hearinghealthmatters.org/hearing-international/2016/tty/ Born in 1920 in Orange, California, Robert Weitbrecht is known as the "father of telephone communication for…
SWMI may be small, but we have excellent missionaries! I have not said nearly enough about them before. In this article, I focus on one missionary couple, Ben & Marie…
Mojola Agbebi was born in Nigeria in 1860. He was given the birth name David Brown Vincent, but he later changed it to embrace his African identity. His father was…
A few years ago, I watched a young deaf man tell us his adventures. He had minimal language skills (MLS) and no formal education, although he knew a few signs.…
Find more: MLS07: “My Memorable Deaf Stories.” In 1975 I established a new deaf ministry at Berean Baptist Church in Freeport, Illinois. My memorable deaf person was a single deaf…