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Q&A: Helping students discern vocation

Greg Garrett, a professor of English at Baylor University, offers some insights in his book, No Idea: Entrusting Your Journey to a God Who Knows, on how young people can better discern their vocation. Mary Jacobs has the Q&A.
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Soul searching: Students can make college search a spiritual journey

High school juniors and seniors can profit from checking out the “spiritual scene” on college campuses they visit—along with the academic and social life—to see if a certain institution will be a good fit for them. Mary Jacobs reports.
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COMMENTARY: Cross reflects the power of sacrificial love

In the last of a four-part series, Adam Hamilton explores another theory of Atonement, that Jesus’ sacrifice was not about changing God, but about changing us.
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COMMENTARY: Real-world beauty trumps 'Avatar'

Though James Cameron’s Avatar is a game-changer in cinema, it shortchanges both the natural beauty of our own planet and the wisdom of God, says Cathleen Falsani.
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REFLECTIONS: Reducing number of bishops doesn’t fix membership loss

Though the measurements for church success are constantly being shifted, Bishop Woodie White says that in the end, it really is numbers that matter.
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REGARDING CHILDREN: Story of 'Precious' told too often

The dark yet enlightening story told in the film Precious reflects the secret truth of abused children everywhere, says Audrey Ward.
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Leave yuan to us, China tells Obama (Reuters)

AP sources: Woods likely to return at Masters (AP)

Three of top 4 seeds bumped in Big East quarters (AP)

Man convicted in slaying of Broncos cornerback (AP)

Football Hall of Famer, TV star Olsen dies at 69 (AP)

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UConn's Calhoun says he will sign a new contract (AP)

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Kansas State, Kansas romp in Big 12 quarterfinals (AP)

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Democrats pare differences over health overhaul (AP)

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Exploring path to interfaith dialogue
The book Interfaith Dialogue at the Grass Roots, edited by Rebecca Kratz Mays, is an essential read to help people of faith connect with those of other world religions, says reviewer David Mosser. Read more...

Ministries With Young People

This site helps make connections and provides opportunities to be in mission and ministry with young people.

History of Hymns

Transfiguration inspires 15th-century English hymn
The 15th-century English hymn “O Wondrous Sight! O Vision Fair” takes its inspiration from the Transfiguration recounted in Matthew, Mark and Luke. Read more...

Worship

Can everyone come to worship with you? Take this Local Church Accessibility Survey to assess how welcoming your building, grounds, and leadershipmay appear to those with physical disabilities.
Do more:Greeting Persons with Disabilities provides more ways we can all prepare to help others feel welcome.

Film Reviews

FAITH & FILM: Lovely Bones falls short of heaven
The Lovely Bones, the Peter Jackson film based on the bestselling novel, is a troubled movie that shifts between a nuanced “real life” and an overblown afterlife, says reviewer Bill Fentum. Read more...

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Do not forget to entertain strangers,
for by so doing some people have entertained angels without knowing it.

Hebrews 13:2 (NIV)

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