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.
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 [...] 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 [...] 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 [...] 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 >
A Prayer for Easter
By Gail Rodgers Also available as a podcast at: http://thelife.com/blogs/experience/kindle/2008/03/23/a-prayer-for-easter-3/ Need help praying? Contact a mentor to share your prayer concerns: http://thelife.com/interactive/share.html “The Lord Jesus, on the night He was betrayed, took bread, and when He had given thanks, He broke it and said, ‘This is my body, which is for you; do this in [...] Read More >
A Question of Trust
By Phillip Lemons Also available as a podcast at: http://thelife.com/blogs/experience/kindle/2008/09/06/a-question-of-trust-3/ ** Are you at the end of your rope? Feeling helpless? Hopeless? We want to help: http://mentodayonline.com/chat/ask_suicide.html Can I believe God loves me and not trust Him to take care of me? The question came as I was wrestling with whether to trust God with [...] Read More >
A Ride on the Quiet Car
By John Grant Also available as a podcast at: http://thelife.com/blogs/experience/kindle/2008/08/25/a-ride-on-the-quiet-car-2/ ** Our interactive Bible studies cover a large variety of topics, including several about emotional pain: http://thelife.com/study_hurtsemotions/ “Be still and know that I am God” Psalm 46:10 Hastily I finished my last appointment on Capitol Hill and made a mad dash for Union Station and [...] Read More >
A safe place to run
By Tom Holladay (used by permission) www.purposedrivenlife.com What are you running from? Contact one of our mentors if you want to talk about it. http://mentodayonline.com/chat/ask_IC.html "The Lord is a mighty tower where his people can run for safety." (Proverbs 18:10, CEV) I’d always heard that the Great Wall of China was an amazing structure. When [...] Read More >