Editor’s Note: Melissa is the Vice President of Development at Kilns College. By Guest Blogger: Melissa McCreery I came across this video while researching an entirely different topic for a different assignment. The New York Times video—coupled with an email I received from a prominent higher education journal inviting me to attend a seminar on Student Loan […]
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Editor’s Note: Melissa is the Vice President of Development at Kilns College. By Guest Blogger: Melissa McCreery “How can a writing class possibly help me land a job as a aerospace engineer?” “Which class looks better on my resume—Biochemistry or Spanish?” “Do employers look favorably on applicants who study abroad?” Over the course of my
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I’m teaching at The House of Providence in Vancouver, Washington this Sunday
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I know this might be a boring subject for some, but I love this quote I just read from Karl Barth (a theologian in Germany during the first half of the 20th century.) “No matter what may be said in detail, this is the point from which every single line of preaching must be drawn:
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This Thursday I am kicking off the class that I am teaching through Kilns College called Personal Calling and Mission. I’m pretty jazzed on the class and specifically on the reading. It is like a who’s who of my favorite books and essays… – Augustine’s Confession’s – Bonhoeffer’s Life Together – C.S. Lewis’s essay “The
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This past Sunday, Mike Yankoski challenged the church to think outside the box and to see the natural connection that should exist from our doctrine and salvation to our love and good works. Mike is an excellent teacher and struck a nerve. Click here to see the webcast from Sunday.
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I was in Barnes and Noble today and my head nearly spun at how many books are out right now on the so called “lost gospels.” In short, ever since the discovery of the Nag Hammadi Library (a collection of gnostic texts including The Gospel of Thomas) there has been a movement to minimize the
I had a great lunch today with Brandon Groza planning and brainstorming teaching topics, sermon ideas, adult education, and more. I’m impressed that when ministry is treated as a team endeavor, creativity flows… Anyway, look forward to some great teaching and preaching over the next six months at Antioch… God has put together quite a
