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I"ve hoped that my life and skills would be able to be used to help spread the Gospel through technology and help disciple the church in the new digital generation.... Continue Reading »

It saddens me to hear of so many pastors and Christians not standing upon the absolutes in God's word and instead believing in scientists who say how old they think the earth is. God, in all his wisdom, created... Continue Reading »

Imagine trudging through the desert, depleted of water and food. Suddenly you see an oasis of palm trees encircling a pool of fresh, cold water. Your pace quickens. You finally reach the pool and lunge in, only to be... Continue Reading »

It's easy to miss an obvious point about a certain issue because we are blinded by the passion and heat of other slightly related issues. For instance, a few years ago when South Carolina citizens were passionately debating whether... Continue Reading »

I?ve heard people say that joy is not the same as happiness. Joy, some say, is higher and better than its junior partner. Some say that happiness is driven by circumstance, while joy is transcendent and more spiritual. I... Continue Reading »

The Charleston Southern University board of trustees has approved a 10-year Strategic Transformation Plan to enhance key areas, including academic growth, student success, enrollment, university finances, faith integration and institutional identity.... Continue Reading »

According to the Population Reference Bureau, the world population has exceeded 7 billion people. Of those, about 33 percent classify themselves as Christian ? meaning more than 2 billion people claim a relationship with God.... Continue Reading »

There have been more than 52 million abortions performed in the U.S. since the ignominious Roe v. Wade court decision in 1973. And for every abortion there is a woman who, to some degree, knowingly or unknowingly is complicit... Continue Reading »

The developing saga of the coming of baby Jesus was more than a little bit strange. Here is Mary: engaged, sexually pure but nevertheless pregnant. Zacharias and Elizabeth, old as dirt (and Elizabeth unable to conceive), were the parents... Continue Reading »

Is it merciful to kill a person just because they are sick, retarded, or carry some other type of handicap or disability? Is it merciful to take someone's life because they are old and no longer a productive member... Continue Reading »

Last fall, we used a recipe for chocolate balls. Here is another one. The two are very different – the only similarity is that they are covered with chocolate. The previous one used coconut, nuts and graham crackers, and... Continue Reading »

I was startled in the middle of the night by someone banging and yelling at my front door. Groggy and half asleep, I stumbled down the steps to see my next-door neighbor, Mandy, frantically yelling, ?Your house is on... Continue Reading »