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The Bible’s story in the Old Testament has lost its coherence over the centuries. We have broken apart and dissected it in so many ways that we have lost the most important lessons: who God actually is and how deep His love is for us. By studying the Old Testament, we can learn who God…

The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People is a popular book written by Stephen Covey (1932-2012), an American educator, author, businessman, and speaker. The book goes over his ideas on how to spur and nurture personal change. The book also explores the concept of effectiveness in achieving results and the need to focus on character…

During times of crisis and disruption, we often find ourselves in anguish and asking, “Why me?” We just don’t understand why God would allow such a calamity to take place in our lives. I can only imagine what the survivors and families of recent school shootings in the United States are going through. They must…

How do you respond when your faith is challenged? Secular humanism, moral relativism, and political correctness have become the norm in contemporary Western society, a fact that makes life difficult for Christians. Secular humanism is a worldview that rejects the God of Holy Scripture. In this worldview, man is god. Moral relativism is based on…

Ever lose control of your temper? Anger is an emotion that grips everyone at some point in life. You don’t have to give yourself over to anger, no matter how much it beckons you. Movies, sports, television and even the lives of celebrities and politicians are full of episodes of anger. Are not acts of…

“Oh God, come to our assistance.  Lord, make haste to help me.” Lord, it feels like we are living within a great envelope of desperation.  Disease is knocking us off balance.  Social unrest reflects the desperation that is so evident around the globe.  Hurricanes, typhoons, and cyclones produce untold misery.  Wars wreak havoc among peoples…

NationsUniversity is excited to announce a new partnership with 4C Ministry Institute (www.4cministry.org) to offer students the opportunity to study apologetics. 4C Ministry Institute offers a Certificate in Apologetics that can now be applied to NationsUniversity’s  Bachelor of Religious Studies degree. Upon successful completion of the Certificate in Apologetics, all five courses can be applied…

I was reminded today of three things that help me maintain balance during times of disruption and crisis: times like today’s COVID-19 pandemic, times like December 7, 1945 (Pearl Harbor), and times when we find it hard to agree with or even understand our neighbors. This week I am coping with my first infection of…

What is clean language? Anger is an emotion that grips everyone at some point in life. You don’t have to give yourself over to anger, no matter how much it beckons you. Movies, sports, television and even the lives of celebrities and politicians are full of episodes of anger. Are not acts of terrorism acts…

So many of us are seeking but not perceiving. Hearing aids have been a great help to my wife, whose ears have deteriorated over the past few years. (Mine have, too!) Last evening, she came to bed with the hearing aids on. When she woke up, one of the devices was missing. The other was…