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The Ordeal of Breaking Bad Habits The human condition is a reality that invariably produces what one might call “bad habits.” I suspect you know what I mean. One of the tasks of working out our own salvation is that of initiating change in the form of shifting from bad habits to good habits. The…

NationsUniversity is pleased to announce the Alumnus of the Year for 2019. Dedication and hard work exemplify NationsUniversity alumni. Completing a degree online is difficult. It becomes more complicated when the courses are in a second language, and having a good Internet connection is not readily available. The Alumnus of the Year awards the student…

What are your burdens? It was Winter in Shreveport, Louisiana, as he looked down from his third-story office window. Across the street, he could see the run-down old central bus station. And there, crossing the street, was an elderly lady dressed in a shabby winter coat. Her forehead was as wrinkled as that of a…

NEW ORLEANS, LA — As of January 1, 2020, Dr. John Baxter assumed the role of Acting Chief Executive Officer of NationsUniversity. Dr. Baxter succeeds Dr. Mac Lynn in that role and will serve through 2020. His role will concentrate on securing the financial base of the institution and contributing to a sound functioning organization.…

This week’s reflection, Let the Little Children Know God, is from India.  I find it touching.  Perhaps you will as well. GUEST REFLECTION FROM AN INDIAN HINDU, by Subhasis Chattopadhyay December has come, and the world gets ready to greet another Christmas. But there are no Christmases and no Santa Clauses for the orphaned child.…

The disabled person (relative, friend, enemy, or other fellow travelers) does not need us to stay away. Rather, they desperately need our compassionate and engaging presence. Our task is to free up enough space so that we have the capacity to be present for them. In the final analysis, each of us is handicapped in…

Christmas turns the world upside down: what does it mean for God’s power to be “made perfect in weakness?” If you were wholly unfamiliar with the life of Jesus and listened only to what many Christians in America say today, you could be forgiven for thinking that the most important thing Christianity values is worldly…

God’s Christmas Plans We often have no idea what we are truly capable of. But God does. Of all our readings for this season of Christmas. There is none more dramatic than that of the story of Mary and Joseph. I can’t help but think that Joseph and Mary must have had big plans and…

The lion and the lamb are a classic image. In the book of the prophet Isaiah, there is a passage that says something similar to, “The lion and the lamb will lie down or ‘dwell’ together.” That is not really the correct translation (it was actually the wolf and lamb, Isa. 11:6), but it has…

This is a story of an unrelenting God, a chair, and a prayer. “If I had taken the plea deal, I would have served only four years in a Michigan prison. Instead, due to my ego and arrogance, I refused the deal and was convicted and sentenced to eight years.” When first sentenced, Mark was…