Photo courtesy of NASA: Earth hanging like a Christmas ornament in space) The year is 1968 and with world in turmoil, Apollo 8, the first manned trip to the Moon, enters orbit on Christmas Eve. That evening, the crew sent their historic Christmas greeting to Earth which included the now
Last week, I attended a musical that one of the student at the college, Reina Takahashi, was performing in. The musical told the sad story of Lola Masing, a Filipino woman who was captured as a young girl by the Japanese invading forces in Antique in 1942. At the age
He is Risen! Hallelujah! Today, we celebrate the greatest event in all of history. Think about it — Easter is what sets Jesus apart from anyone else who would attempt to steal God’s glory or corrupt His message of redemption. Yes, Jesus was a great teacher and model for us
(Photo: My rendition of the Who-ville Christmas Morning) …And the Grinch, with his grinch-feet ice-cold in the snow, Stood puzzling and puzzling: “How could it be so? It came without ribbons! It came without tags! “It came without packages, boxes or bags!” And he puzzled three hours, `till his puzzler
Instructor: Dr. Craig OttTrinity Evangelical Divinity School, Associate Professor of Mission and Intercultural Studieshttp://www.tiu.edu/divinity/academics/faculty/ott2007/11/08 (Rough Notes) Objectives Affective Behavioral – Character Formation (seems to be Jesus’ focus with His disciples) Cognitive – Understanding truth (Western churches’ apparent focus) Instrumental – Skills What did Jesus training program look like? “Volunteerism” is