Living with an Open Hand
As soon as I was old enough to turn on a light switch, my parents told me electricity cost money. In fact, I soon found out everything costs money.
I remember clearly my first lesson in money management. My grandmother gave me a piggybank for my birthday. The plump porcelain pig with a moronic smile was really a ploy to... >Read More
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Best Friend
"Best friend" can sound like a silly, childish term to many people. It conjures up images of playground arguments between little girls, but it is a term that is dear to my heart.
I met Jocelyn in 1974, in Mrs. Ball's kindergarten class. I was four years old and she was five. Over the course of a year spent huddled... >Read More
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I'd like to pray to give my life to Christ but I have questions first...
Examining your spiritual beliefs is an important process and choosing to give control of your life to Jesus is a big step. Questions are a natural part of the process.
We have a team of online mentors ready and waiting to respond to your questions. Use the form below to send us an email and get connected with an online... >Read More
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I just asked Jesus into my life...
God created us for relationship -- with him and with others. Life as a Christian is not meant to be lived alone. Share your decision of asking Jesus into your life with someone you trust and know to be a Christian.
Please let us know about your decision -- we have a team of email mentors ready to help you... >Read More
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Getting to Know Jesus
Choosing to submit your life to God is the most significant decision you can ever make. This choice involves more than simple intellectual agreement that Jesus is God and that He died on the cross to pay the penalty for your sins. Becoming a Christian also requires that you commit the rest of your life to God, to do... >Read More
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I just rededicated my life to Christ...
God created us for relationship -- with him and with others. Life as a Christian is not meant to be lived alone. Share your decision of rededication to Christ with someone you trust and know to be a Christian.
Please let us know about your decision -- we have a team of email mentors ready to help you and we... >Read More
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Advice from a Prof: Get through Life Without Really Trying
At the age of 41 I find it strange being asked to give advice to students on what makes a successful life.
By some measure I have been successful. I finished my PhD on time, and was a university endowed professor by the time I was 40. I've been married 18 years … to the same woman, and I have... >Read More
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College Life: A Time for Resolutions
January 1.
A time when resolutions are made. A time of hope that... >more
Reality Bytes: Seeking Real Connection in a Virtual World
There has been a change of screenery. People have shifted from spending... >more