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Run Your Race

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by Mike Wallace He had fallen down and injured his knee and ankle; blood was oozing from the wounds. At about 7 P.M. John Stephen Akhwari of Tanzania slowly entered the Olympic Stadium in Mexico City more than an hour behind the first-place Olympic finisher. Hobbling along, limping and grimacing with pain, he moved forward to the finish line of the Olympic Marathon. He was by far the very last runner to complete the marathon that day. Hurting, in pain with blood and dirt caking onto his wounds, the reporters asked him why he had continued the race after falling down [...]

Run Your Racelisaauthor2025-02-14T16:09:35+00:00

Living Jesus

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by Loren Gjesdal What do you think of when you read the word “incarnation”? A baby in a manger? Jesus walking the dusty roads of Israel? How about when you read the word “resurrection”? An empty tomb? Jesus rising into the sky on a cloud? Not to be blasphemous, but why don’t you picture you, today, at home, school, or work? One of the mind-boggling truths of the Christian faith is that followers of Jesus are to be the incarnation of Jesus, the Living Jesus in the world today! Incarnation literally means “in the flesh,” and resurrection means “rising from the [...]

Living Jesuslisaauthor2025-02-14T16:09:35+00:00

How to Avoid Small Talk (And Why You Should)

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by Caitlin Meadows Does anyone really like small talk? “Hi! How are you?” “I’m well, thanks! How are you?” “I’m good!” And with that, social etiquette deems both individuals free to part ways. We make small talk countless times throughout each week. On auto-pilot we ask about the other person’s well being. No second thought must be given to their answer. We generally don’t wonder if “I’m well” or “I’m good” statements are true. Trained to be polite, we hardly even listen to the response. As an ambivert who leans more toward introversion, I often handle small talk as something to get [...]

How to Avoid Small Talk (And Why You Should)lisaauthor2025-02-14T16:09:35+00:00

Why I Crave Mentorship and Why You Might, Too

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by Caitlin Meadows I crave time with older women. Whether one year older or fifty, I am hungry for their influence. This craving is spiritually innate. Older women likewise are to be reverent in their behavior, not malicious gossips nor enslaved to much wine, teaching what is good, so that they may encourage the young women to love their husbands, to love their children, to be sensible, pure, workers at home, kind, being subject to their own husbands, so that the word of God will not be dishonored.” – Titus 2:3-5 Titus 2:3-5 instructs older women to mentor the younger; it tells [...]

Why I Crave Mentorship and Why You Might, Toolisaauthor2025-02-14T16:17:27+00:00

LIVE Q&A: The Church and Racial Reconciliation

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When a nation is in crisis the followers of Christ must pause and ask: What does God think about what’s happening? Is what I am thinking in alignment with what God thinks? The Artios Center for Vibrant Leadership invites you to a roundtable discussion led by Whaid Rose and featuring panelists including Amber Riggs, Ray Bobcombe, Michael Mancha, and Israel Steinmetz. You may register for this webinar for free at https://my.artioscollege.org/en/resources/14#resource. This webinar was made possible by donors who recognize the value of this type of resource. To help us continue to make resources like this available, make a donation.

LIVE Q&A: The Church and Racial Reconciliationlisaauthor2025-05-08T20:29:34+00:00

The Church & Racial Reconciliation

lisaauthor2025-05-08T20:30:00+00:00

When a nation is in crisis the followers of Christ must pause and ask: What does God think about what’s happening? Is what I am thinking in alignment with what God thinks? The Artios Center for Vibrant Leadership invites you to a roundtable discussion led by Whaid Rose and featuring panelists including Amber Riggs, Ray Bobcombe, Michael Mancha, and Israel Steinmetz. You may register for this webinar for free at https://my.artioscollege.org/en/resources/13#resource. This webinar was made possible by donors who recognize the value of this type of resource. To help us continue to make resources like this available, make a donation.

The Church & Racial Reconciliationlisaauthor2025-05-08T20:30:00+00:00

FINISHING WELL, an interview with the late Pastor Ken Knoll

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Shortly after Pastor Ken Knoll retired from almost 50 years of pastoral ministry, he sat down with Israel Steinmetz to talk about "finishing well." While he finished his years of vocational ministry well, Pastor Ken envisioned many more years of everyday ministry ahead of him as he volunteered in his grandkids' school and continued to encourage and support his church family. He remained involved in the county-wide pastor's prayer group and the community events coordinated by an interdenominational network of churches. He and his wife, Mary Jean, took on the leadership role of coordinating their denomination's biannual conventions. Thus, even though [...]

FINISHING WELL, an interview with the late Pastor Ken Knolllisaauthor2025-05-08T20:30:47+00:00

Choosing Obedience: An Interview with Andrea Slawson

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“When obedience is in the ascendant, He will tax the remotest star and the last grain of sand to assist you with all His Almighty power.” – Oswald Chamber [ref]https://www.goodreads.com/quotes/280847-when-obedience-is-in-the-ascendant-he-will-tax-the[/ref] For alumna Andrea Slawson, this quote hits home. Having earned a Certificate in Biblical Studies and an Associate in Christian Leadership through Artios Christian College, Andrea has taken a total of 23 classes through the school. Like me, you may be surprised to learn that before Artios she didn’t consider herself an eager student. In her own words, as a high school and college student she was “average at best.” So [...]

Choosing Obedience: An Interview with Andrea Slawsonlisaauthor2025-02-14T16:17:27+00:00

Abide in Christ: What It Looks Like and Why It’s a Must

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by Caitlin Meadows “Abide” is one of my favorite words. It is a calming, empowering word that communicates surrender and soul rest. Just hearing or reading that little word triggers my mind to slow down and gives me permission to take a deep breath. Abide. Refresh. Let go. Trust. Years ago while I was a church youth camper at the gorgeous Sis Q Meadows in southern Oregon, my now colleague and long-time mentor Amber Riggs was serving as camp staff. Perceptive as usual, she picked up on my heavy spirit that week. I don’t recall what was burdening me at the [...]

Abide in Christ: What It Looks Like and Why It’s a Mustlisaauthor2025-02-14T16:17:27+00:00

Is Peace Lost or Missing Among Us Today?

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by Peter Youngs In these difficult days we live in, every country in the world is struggling with finances, anger, war, and disease. Each one of us from the goodness of our hearts wants to understand our world and the communities where we live. And we may wonder if we can or should do something about it. We are the people of God, the salt of the earth. We must be a light to others. Surely, we can understand. And with the help of God, we can encourage and help others understand it. And so, we speak, we talk, we may [...]

Is Peace Lost or Missing Among Us Today?lisaauthor2025-02-14T16:17:27+00:00

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