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July 27, 2015
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Devotions

Family, Dirt-Bikes, and Education

by Liz Moss
…f providing an opportunity for literacy and education to children from the community in partnership with Ethiopia Reads’ “Horse-Powered Literacy” initiative. Ethiopia Reads collaborates with communities to build schools, plant libraries, train educators, boost literacy, and provide youth and families with the tools to improve their lives. And, the Horse-Powered Literacy program works with deep-rural communities to give young students a beginning i…
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December 29, 2020
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Culture

Horizons of Hope

by Howard Schaap
…. More on that below. An even more immediate problem with this more human-centered perspective on hope is that it has very definite horizons. As I write this, another headline reads, “With ‘First Dibs,’ Rich Countries Have Cleared the Shelves.” Vaccine “hope” follows rather particular boundaries in our world. Here’s another example: I have a friend who is a doctor in Honduras. When coronavirus first struck, he was exhausted from dealing with an ou…
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May 4, 2018
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Essays

Science for All Christians

by Jeff Ploegstra
…p students to develop the understandings and habits of mind they need to become compassionate human beings able to think for themselves and to face life head on. It should equip them also to participate thoughtfully with fellow citizens in building and protecting a society that is open, decent, and vital.” It is hard to argue with such a statement. However, “Science for All Americans” is incomplete in important ways for a Christian—I would argue l…
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December 1, 2021
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Podcast

Podcast: REUNITING – Feature Conversation: Dr. Jennifer Powell McNutt

by Justin Bailey, Jennifer Powell McNutt
…ow Jennifer Powell McNutt on Twitter: @jpowellmcnutt Here is a link to Dr. McNutt’s First Mondays talk at Dordt University: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B-NTB-m2BQM  …
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October 7, 2014
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Essays

Vulnerability, Discipleship and Community

by Liz Moss
…ites our readers to listen further to Sara Gerritsma De Moor’s lecture entitled “Vulnerability, Discipleship and Community: Embracing Risk and Flourishing Together” below. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e5vBG-oOy4E& Dig Deeper Read more by Sara Gerritsma De Moor in her article “Shame, Vulnerability, and Faith.”…
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April 7, 2020
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Essays

The Early Childhood Years: Building Blocks for Life

by Gwen Marra
…ent our children and not worship them. Brynie, F. (2010, February 19). Infant brains are hard-wired for language. In Psychology Today. Retrieved from https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/brain-sense/201002/infant-brains-are-hardwired-language  â†©…
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August 2, 2018
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Essays

Our Calling of Empathy and Love for Migrant Children

by Kate Kooyman
…rs are the hands, yours are the feet, yours are the eyes, you are his body. Christ has no body now on earth but yours.2 Ephesians 3:20  â†© https://www.catholicity.com/prayer/prayer-of-saint-teresa-of-avila.html  â†©…
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April 6, 2016
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Essays

Doing Business Christianly

by Dale Zevenbergen
…o listen to it. â†© Philippians 2 describes Christ’s perfect example. â†© Genesis 1:28 â†© Hear it in Fr Sirico’s own words here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cgUxu3eOk5s. â†©…
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May 7, 2019
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Devotions

Finding Focus

by Dawn Berkelaar
…ave probably heard of the bullet journal. If not, the four-minute video at www.bulletjournal.com gives a good introduction. This straightforward system turns a simple notebook into an extremely useful tool. A bullet journal can be whatever you need it to be. It is a place to keep track of what needs to be done, on a monthly, weekly, and/or daily basis. It can also be a place to keep lists together. An index at the front of the book makes it easy t…
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March 19, 2019
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Essays

Beyond Hero Stories

by Justin Bailey
…er my dreams of Bible translation, and I am unsettled in what seems like a comparatively comfortable vocation. Has my passion been tamed? Have I been educated out of my zeal? But at the same time, I feel the force of Robinson’s caution. I teach at a college where I see a familiar missionary fervor in many of my students. For the most part, it encourages me. But I am also aware of how much of my own zeal was an attempt to prove that my life mattere…
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June 12, 2017
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Essays

Brain and Soul: Implications for Life

by Bruce Vermeer
…cingly demonstrates that the dualistic perspective was held during the Old Testament, Intertestamental, and New Testament periods. In so doing, he not only exhibits compelling evidence of dualistic thought in Scripture, but he also shows that this perspective predates Greek Platonic thought. It is therefore plausible for Christians to maintain a dualistic perspective without accepting the Platonic position. Additionally, in a previous post for thi…
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January 29, 2017
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Essays

When Infertility Doesn’t End With a “Miracle Baby”

by Lauren Casper
…lace and your path and you will feel confident and at peace with it. And it will be the best outcome. God’s best for you. Previously published on www.laurencasper.com. Republished with permission from the author….
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January 4, 2022
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Culture

Milestones and Resolutions

by Ruth Clark
…milestone that brings about needed reflection and resolutions for this upcoming year. https://er.jsc.nasa.gov/seh/ricetalk.htm â†© https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-59863092 â†©…
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October 12, 2016
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Essays

C.S. Lewis’s Nightmare: Christianity after the Abolition of Man (Part 2)

by Michael Plato
…ights of the 21st Century,” in Newsweek (Accessed October 4, 2016). http://www.newsweek.com/transhumanism-zoltan-istvan-civil-rights-21st-century-453884  â†© See http://transhumanism.org/index.php/wta/hvcs/  â†© C.S. Lewis, The Abolition of Man, (HarperCollins: New York, 1944, 2000), 74. â†© Alan J. Torrance, “Forward,” in Marc Cortez, Christological Anthropology in Historical Perspective: Ancient and Contemporary Approaches to Theological Anthropology…
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November 3, 2021
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Podcast

Podcast: STAYING – Feature Conversation: Dan Stringer

by Justin Bailey
…– Four stages of struggling with evangelicalism: awareness, appreciation, repentance, and renewal – What it means to make evangelical spaces “better than we found them.” Order from IVP: https://ivpress.com/struggling-with-evangelicalism  Follow Dan on Twitter: https://twitter.com/RevDanStringer (@RevDanStringer)  Enjoy this podcast and other In All Things podcasts on PodBean. …
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February 24, 2022
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Culture

Voice of the Villains: The Attraction of and Response to Villain Retellings (Part 2)

by Lydia Jayaputra
…have been averted.”7 Disney movies became the family-friendly staple, the entertainment company trusted to help every parent turn their child into a good citizen.8 Disney’s cultural influence amongst families with children has persisted to the point where Disney-themed children’s parties are entirely normal events. The company’s family-friendly reputation protects them; who is going to a child’s parents to address Disney’s racism or classism with…
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May 20, 2022
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Culture

Top 5: Podcasts for the Road

by Jackson Nickolay
…, and you have an excellent companion for any summer road trip. Best Enjoyed: With the latest album of the episode’s featured artist cued up on your car’s radio. That’s it, the top five podcast recommendations for your upcoming highway adventure. I hope they serve you well and lead to many conversations, laughs, and miles covered on your next summer road trip….
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February 15, 2016
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Essays

It Is Up To You

by Kate Vander Veen
…hese?) is based in something that warrants appraisal. Contentment does not come easy, but it will come, if sought. Social health goes hand in hand with emotional health. As human beings, we were created to be in relationship not only with God and his creation that surrounds us, but also the multitude of human beings with whom we interact. Just as you were wonderfully made, so were the many others on this plant. Clearly each of us has strengths and…
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June 22, 2022
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Culture

A Christian Response to Pride Month: Pride and Sabbath

by Donald Roth
…, unlivable. When God finished His creating and ordering of the cosmos, He entered into a rest that He welcomed His people to join. When God’s people failed to enter into His rest, Christ came and redeemed them, securing for us an invitation into a rest that sits at the end of time. Recovering a rich practice of Sabbath means taking up the invitation to set aside our labors and feast. However, instead of simply ignoring our moral burdens for a tim…
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December 8, 2016
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Essays

Zechariah

by Dave Schelhaas
…l God. Let me sing a bit of it for you now: O bless the God of Israel, who comes to set us free, who visits and redeems us and grants us liberty. The prophets spoke of mercy, of rescue and release; God shall fulfil the promise to bring our people peace. Now from the house of David a child of grace is given; A Saviour comes among us to raise us up to heaven. Before him goes the herald forerunner in the way, the prophet of salvation, the messenger o…
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June 9, 2016
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Devotions

Stay With It

by Shirley Folkerts
…when left untouched by Jesus, keep me from serving him? Has Jesus’ touch become so common, so matter-of-fact, that every day when I get up and go about my normal tasks I barely recognize his touch? As I respond to this story I am preoccupied with thoughts and prayers for a member of my extended family who has been lying in a hospital bed for over two weeks unable to regain full consciousness following a brain injury. I think of the hands which hav…
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June 24, 2016
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Devotions

Do You Want to be Healed?

by
…than any physical ailment (v. 14). Jesus was presenting an opportunity for complete freedom from the bonds of sin. Not recognizing Jesus as a potential healer, the man responds: “Sir, I have no one to help me into the pool when the water is stirred. While I am trying to get in, someone else goes down ahead of me.” In other words, “Yes, I want to be healed, but I cannot. I’ve tried, I have done everything I know how. I want to get in that water; I…
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February 8, 2017
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Essays

The Good, the Bad and the Ugly: An Introduction to the Enneagram

by Dawn Berkelaar
…time, but always emerges in childhood. Canadian psychologist David Benner comments, “With a little reflection, most of us can become aware of masks that we first adopted as strategies to avoid feelings of vulnerability but that have become parts of our social self.”4 Renee Baron and Elizabeth Wagele, authors of The Enneagram Made Easy, state, “The Enneagram teaches that early in life we learned to feel safe and to cope with our family situations…
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October 18, 2018
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Big Oil and Climate Change Denial

by Emily Rowe
…, and the Cornwall Alliance are all financed by secret money—much of which comes from oil companies. However, it is difficult to prove this since corporate donations are often channeled through many different donor groups. Nevertheless, the Cornwall Alliance’s commitment to increasing fossil fuel consumption is blatant, and though it was made under the guise of a Christian commitment to the poor, it denies all scientific research that reveals the…
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October 19, 2017
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Essays

I Am the Face of Infant Loss

by Jill Jacobsma
…l, were taken as hurtful. Suggestions that we just needed to pray more and open our Bible caused us to withdraw from company. We tried to behave as we thought people expected us to behave, covering up the sadness. When asked how I was doing, my answer was always “Fine!” and I was quick to change the subject to something else. My husband, Mike, deserves a lot of credit. He was grieving his child while trying to shoulder the burden of a wife who was…
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