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Make Room For You. Your Story. For Rest.
Everyone has a story. All of us were once little girls. We all have memories. Some happy. Some not. Some we share. Yet, many more lay hidden in the secret pages of our heart. We try to forget about...
View ArticleNews Release: John the Baptist’s Beheading
Here is how people in Galilee and Jerusalem responded to the demise of this beloved and controversial prophet.
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I Was a Porn Addict and a Pastor’s Kid: My Porn Story
It was on the playground, during recess, when the Playboy bunny made a "visit" to my elementary school. A classmate of mine wanted to show me a picture of a naked lady. I was six years old. Little did...
View ArticleI Sing the Body Eclectic
No doubt Walt Whitman would have sounded his barbaric yawp from the steaming rooftop pool of Spa Castle in Queens, had the multi-level Korean day spa been around the corner from his Brooklyn stomping...
View ArticleRevelation 1:17-18 – King Jesus: His Work
Daily Devotional Bible Verse When I saw him, I fell at his feet as though dead. But he laid his right hand on me, saying, “Fear not, I am the first and the last, and the living one. I died, and behold...
View Article20 Things I Have Learned as a College Professor
As the start of the fall semester is almost upon me I have been diligently trying to complete my summer projects and prepare for my classes. As I was working it dawned on me that I am looking forward...
View ArticleMaking the connection
Health and Healing. Day twenty-nine...A “surprising connection” is one of those moments when we realize that one issue in our life is being affected by another issue that appears to be totally unrelated.
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The Tenets of Post-Christian Spirituality
Derek L. Worthington describes the three tenets of post-Christian spirituality in his book The Call of Jesus:a distant God — remote, detached, and uninvolved with our lives;"me" as a functional god,...
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China on Course to Become ‘World’s Most Christian Nation’ Joe Carter: Christians in America often find reasons to be pessimistic about our religion’s waning influence on our country. But we should...
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Tator-Tot Casserole
Sometimes life gets in the way and the post that you wanted to write you simply do not have the time to put it together the way that you would like. I know that my posting schedule is all off right...
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Christian girls kidnapped, forced to marry Muslims in Pakistan
Every year in Pakistan, an estimated 1,000 girls and young women are kidnapped, forced to convert to Islam and then married to Muslim men, according to Barnabas Aid.
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Proverbs 11: The Needs of Others
I found an interesting little piece of information in Proverbs 11. I have to admit that it sounds a little bit odd off the top, but if we think about it a little bit, I think that it makes quite a bit...
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Raising Up A Garden
Each year, I excitedly wait for the frozen ground to thaw and spring to return so that I can again have a beautiful garden of flowers. While in our previous home, I planted a lovely little flower bed...
View ArticleEarth Day and Christians: 7 Ways to Observe It
Biblical Christians know every day is Earth Day. We know this because the Word tells us the whole earth is full of the glory of the Lord (Isa. 6:3). And we’re 100% certain that “the earth will be full...
View ArticleIntroducing The Common Room
We are delighted to introduce the first episode of The Common Room, a conversation among the faculty and friends of Biola University’s Torrey Honors Institute. Conversations will include book projects...
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Evangelism by Mack Stiles
Our church has always been very clear on stressing the need for evangelism. Whenever our local missions pastor preaches, it almost always turns into a sermon on evangelism (especially when he’s trying...
View ArticleSave on These 3 Valuable Counseling Resources
It’s part of life: whether you’re a licensed counselor or a compassionate friend, people are going to come to you for advice. When they do, it’s important that you be ready with counseling that’s both...
View ArticleWow And Awe!
Two words: Wow! Awe! These words leap from our hearts seizing our breath when we dive into wonder. We are so mesmerized, captured by amazement, we can barely mumble one syllable. Anne Lamott describes...
View ArticleBook Review: Knowing God by Name by David Wilkerson
Book Review: Knowing God by Name by David Wilkerson This book is about exploring deeply, ten names of God. Mr. Wilkerson picked the names most likely to bring hope and encouragement. He discovered in...
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