Darren Hewer
Darren Hewer did not grow up in the church but came to faith in Christ later in life at the age of 22. He earned his BA in Information Systems & Human Behavior at the University of Guelph, and his MTS in Theological Studies at Tyndale Seminary. Currently he works as an online editor for TruthMedia. Visit his "faith blog" at www.WhyFaith.com ... and read his story of how he came to faith at www.WhyFaith.com/mystory ... also download his free ebook about why we should trust the Bible: The Historical Reliability of the New Testament.
10 Things I Hate About Christianity
There are probably things that annoy you about “Christianity”. Not the Christian faith, but the way that we as individuals and churches live out our faith culture. Many people experience frustration with their faith, but not many decide to write a book about it. Jason T. Berggren is an exception. His new book “10 Things I [...] Read More >
2009’s Top Grossing Holiday Movies
The holiday season is a popular time for big-budget blockbuster movie releases. Here are the top movies from holiday week 2009: #1) Avatar ($75 million) #2) Sherlock Holmes ($65.4 million) #3) Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel ($50.2 million) #4) It’s Complicated ($22.1 million) #5) Up in the Air ($11.8 million) (Source: MTV News) Although Christmas day is a popular day for [...] Read More >
5 Alternative Ways to Find a Job Online
If you are one of the millions of people who have lost their jobs recently, you've no doubt tried searching popular job websites, but here are five you may not have tried. Read More >
A God-Fashioned Life
By Rick Warren Also available as a podcast at: http://thelife.com/blogs/experience/kindle/2008/08/11/a-god-fashioned-life-2/ ** Discuss the Christian walk of faith online in our daily chatroom: http://thelife.com/interactive/chat.html “Take on an entirely new way of life – a God-fashioned life, a life renewed from the inside and working itself into your conduct as God accurately reproduces his character in you.” Ephesians 4:22-24, MSG Many [...] Read More >
A Legacy of Grass
by John Grant Also available as a podcast at: http://thelife.com/blogs/experience/kindle/2008/03/25/a-legacy-of-grass-2/ ** Engage others in thoughtful conversation online in our daily interactive chat room discussions! http://thelife.com/interactive/chat.html Let your light shine before men, that they may see your good deeds and praise your Father in heaven. (Matthew 5:16) If you are like me, sometimes you think about why you are where [...] Read More >
A Mormon in the Whitehouse?
Mitt Romney is one of several potential candidates in the running to be the Republican representitive in the next United States election. The battle is heated between Romney and several others, including John McCain, Rudy Giuliani, Fred Thompson, surprise Iowa winner Mike Huckabee, and Internet phenom Ron Paul. Although Romney suffered loses in Iowa and [...] Read More >
A Need and an Opportunity
By Gail Rodgers Also available as a podcast at: http://thelife.com/blogs/experience/kindle/2008/06/24/a-need-and-an-opportunity-2/ ** Do you want to talk to a mentor about being a mentor? http://mentodayonline.com/chat/askus.html This week I received an email from a young man in high school somewhere in the world. He stumbled across one of our articles on hearing God. He told me that it was hard [...] Read More >
A New Approach to New Year’s Resolutions
Do your New Year's resolutions fail? Maybe the problem is that you've been trying to do it alone. You might just need someone to walk with you, to encourage you as you strive to better your life. Read More >
A New Creature
By Vonette Bright Also available as a podcast at: http://thelife.com/blogs/experience/kindle/2008/07/06/a-new-creature-3/ ** Take our interactive online Bible study “Rebuilding a Broken Life”: http://thelife.com/study/builtbybrokenness.html?section=builtby_brokenness “Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; the old has gone, the new has come!” 2 Corinthians 5:17 Ruthless violence. Lavish lifestyle. Those words once described Jorge Valdes (HORE-hay val-DEEZ), a former Columbian [...] Read More >
A novel approach to solving environmental problems
The Voluntary Human Extinction Movement (VHEMT) has a motto: "May we live long and die out." Their website claims that human beings have consistently done terrible damage to this planet, and therefore the human race should stop breeding and gradually die out. This is called an "encouraging alternative to the callous exploitation and wholesale destruction [...] Read More >
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