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RECOMMENDED CHRISTMAS MUSIC FROM N麻豆原创’S GOD BUILDING

by Dr. Jay Richard Akkerman Music can offer a significant means of spiritual engagement, especially during the Advent and Christmas seasons. What favorite hymn or chorus moves you at this time of year? Here are some favored holiday songs recommended by the faculty and...

NOT YET

by Dr. Jay Richard Akkerman The Greek writer Plutarch (c. A.D. 46-125) once attributed an anecdote from King Antiphanes of Sparta that once in time, a severe cold was so intense that spoken words crystalized in the air as soon as they were uttered, only thawing out...

FIRST YEAR HOUSING: WHAT YOU REALLY NEED TO KNOW ABOUT COLLEGE DORMS

So, you鈥檝e made it to your senior year of high school…congrats! Between juggling classes, college applications and maybe a part-time job, you鈥檙e probably also thinking about what your first year of college is going to look like. One of the biggest parts of that?...

FINDING YOUR PLACE: HOW TO GET INVOLVED IN COLLEGE CLUBS AND ORGANIZATIONS

So, you鈥檝e finally made it. Your senior year is in full swing, college applications are in process and you鈥檙e starting to picture what life will be like on campus. Between classes, roommates and that first trip to the dining hall, there鈥檚 one part of college life that...

HOW TO CHOOSE THE RIGHT GRADUATE PROGRAM FOR YOUR CAREER GOALS

If you鈥檙e a working professional thinking about heading back to school, you鈥檙e in good company. Every year, thousands of adults decide it鈥檚 time to earn an advanced degree鈥攖o boost their career, transition into a new field or finally chase that long-time professional...

N麻豆原创 CHAPLAIN TO FILL HISTORIC NASHVILLE PULPIT

By Dr. Jay Richard Akkerman On Sunday, September 14, the Nashville (TN) First Church of the Nazarene elected Dr. Grant Miller as its next pastor. This historic church was founded in 1898 as the Pentecostal Mission Tabernacle by Rev. J.O. McClurkan, a Cumberland...

BECOMING KINTSUGI PEOPLE

by Dr. Jay Richard Akkerman Most of us know the sinking feeling of breaking something precious鈥攁 vase, a keepsake, something that mattered deeply to us or to someone we love. Often, our first instinct is to sweep up the fragments and toss them away. But what if...

WHAT TO EXPECT FROM CAMPUS LIFE

If you鈥檙e a high school senior, you鈥檝e probably been asking yourself: 鈥淲hat鈥檚 college really going to be like?鈥 You might even be searching Google for things like day in the life of a college student or what is campus life like, or even more specific, what is campus...