The NU Blog Page

Leaving’ This Ole House: My wife and I have spent this week in Alabama cleaning out my brother-in-law’s house. As he can no longer care for himself, he is in hospital and will be moving to a long-term care facility. This sort of activity usually occurs after someone passes. But in this instance, it is…

Are you excited about our up coming Spring Dinner Celebration? I know we are and so are our students. Our students are not ashamed of the Gospel. If this message doesn’t get you fired up, I don’t know what will. Listen to this short message from our students: Isn’t that amazing! Are you excited now?…

“Jesus loves me this I know…” is the first line of a children’s song that many of us were taught at a very early age. It goes on with, “Jesus loves me this I know for the Bible tells me so…” I have pondered this week about how often the child is molded to unquestioningly…

Seeing but not perceiving is an experience everyone has at some point. Hearing aids have been a great help to my wife, Judy, whose ears have deteriorated over the past few years. Last evening, she came to bed with the hearing aids turned on. When she woke up, one of the devices was missing. The…

Who am I? A question we often ask ourselves. Some years ago, I spent a full year going to a one-hour weekly session with a professional counselor. He was Jewish and very knowledgeable of the Buddhist, Native American, and other religious paths, in addition to Christianity. I used him, not for spiritual guidance but more…

He Could Not Be Hidden was written by a long-time friend, Raymond Key, has provided this week’s Reflection. Mr. Key is 100 years old and still writing quality material. His offering seems particularly appropriate for this, the week of Easter. Blessings and peace, Chaplain Allen chaplain@nationsu.edu chaplainscorner.org He Could Not Be Hidden (Mark 7:24) It…

How did first-world problems become third-world problems? For those of you who read this in the United States, you know how folks will complain about mundane things as if their whole world is coming apart. For example, while grocery shopping in the cereal aisle, they cannot find their favorite cereal box out of the hundreds…

The Most Loving Place on Earth “Now you are the body of Christ and individually members of it.”  (I Cor 12:27) This week has been a really tough week, one in which I have found myself off balance more moments than usual. I have experienced conflicted relationships in one of my spiritual communities that wandered…

Forgiveness is an important part of a Christian’s life, and I have been considering this all week. It turned out to be a bigger topic than I had previously appreciated. It seems closely associated with and intertwined with the concepts of reconciliation and love. All three are essential to one’s peace, joy, and a fulfilled…

What “tools” do you use in living the Christian life? Several options immediately come to mind: Bible study (one might even peg the Bible as a spiritual toolbox), prayer and fasting, hymns, fellowship with other Christians, etc. This week I have reflected on some of the tools that have been meaningful to me over the…