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  1. Dr. Neil Gilliland

    FIghting for Freedom

    April 13th, 2013 · by Dr. Neil Gilliland

    I like to ask students, “If you lived in another era, when would it be and why?” Typically, a multiplicity of responses ensue—with some interesting reasons for their choices. My answer is always the same: I would love to…Continue reading»

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    The Call

    April 12th, 2013 · by Dr. Neil Gilliland

    In my missions training at FWBBC (Welch College), I had the honor and privilege of studying under Mr. Dan Cronk. I owe much to him. One thing he repeated constantly to us was to “define our terms.” If we talked about a…Continue reading»

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    In Any Other Language

    April 4th, 2013 · by Dr. Neil Gilliland

    We said our goodbyes to family and friends then boarded a plane bound for Paris, France. In Paris, Tom and Patty McCullough and Barb and Jerry Gibbs welcomed us. After spending the night in the City of Lights, we traveled…Continue reading»

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    Who Am I?

    March 29th, 2013 · by Dr. Neil Gilliland

    This is both easy, yet difficult to write. I could write a long time about missionary kids, so keeping this short will be a bit of a challenge. Some of the forgotten members of the missionary enterprise are the children of…Continue reading»

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    Hanna's Journey

    March 28th, 2013 · by Dr. Neil Gilliland

    Hanna didn’t grow up Free Will Baptist. Her family had been out of church for quite some time, but started attending a small Free Will Baptist church in Hector, Arkansas, where her great-grandmother attended. When her…Continue reading»

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    One Weekend

    September 3rd, 2008 · by Dr. Neil Gilliland

    My wife, Sheila, and I had been married less than a year when we found ourselves as parents of eight children. That’s right…eight. We had joined the staff at the Free Will Baptist Home for Children in East Tennessee as…Continue reading»