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Module 1 Handout with Reflection Questions:
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Cultural intelligence
Cultivating diverse perspectives through reading assignment
Overcoming Apathy: Gospel Hope for Those Who Struggle to Care
No full textUnderstanding Apathy and How to Combat It For many Christians, apathy can feel inescapable. They experience a lack of motivation and a growing indifference to important things, with some even struggling to care about anything at all. This listlessness can spill over into our spiritual lives, making it difficult to pray, read the Bible, or engage in our communities. Have we resigned ourselves to apathy? Do we recognize it as a sin? How can we fight against it? In Overcoming Apathy, theology professor Uche Anizor explains what apathy is and gives practical, biblical advice to break the cycle. Inspired by his conversations with young Christians as well as his own experiences with apathy, Anizor takes a fresh look at this widespread problem and its effect on spiritual maturity. First, he highlights the prevalence of apathy in our culture, using examples from TV, movies, and social media. Next, he turns to theologians, philosophers, and psychologists to further define apathy. Finally, Anizor explores causes, cures, and healthy practices to boldly overcome apathy in daily life, taking believers from spiritual lethargy to Christian zeal. This short book is an excellent resource for those struggling with apathy as well as parents, mentors, and friends who want to support someone in need. Explores the Individual and Cultural Experience of Apathy: Examines the nature and experience of apathy, drawing insights from Scripture, theology, popular culture, and more Practical Steps for Dealing with Apathy: Identifies 7 causes as well as healthy habits to fight against indifference Accessible for Students and Mentors: A great guide for high school and college students and those who counsel them; youth and young adult pastors; teachers; and anyone struggling with apathy or who knows someone who ishttps://digitalcommons.biola.edu/faculty-books/1626/thumbnail.jp
The Role of Touch in Comprehending Love: Jesus\u27s Foot Washing in John 13
No full textWhen Jesus humbly washes his disciples’ feet (John 13), he engages his friends up close using the sense of touch. This article explores how his touch conveys a quality of love that no other physical sense can capture. Sensory Anthropology reveals how touch is often overlooked and undervalued but is quite potent. We confronted these dynamics most recently when the pandemic reversed our cultural rules around touch: almost overnight, touch became dangerous and distance a kindness. This rule-reversal proves analogous for our exploration of the foot washing. By employing Affect Theory, this study draws on these pandemic experiences alongside two tactile exchanges in the Fourth Gospel (John 9, 12) to examine how Jesus’s touch in the foot washing overturns the “rules” to convey a unique quality of love
Embracing the Liturgy of Labor Day
No full textIn today’s hybrid work culture, Christians should recommit to the biblical rhythms of work and rest
Bride and its Christ
Full text linkBeing noonday talks with business men on faith and unbelief.
1) One reason why I believe the Bible to be the word of God
2) Two more reasons why I believe the Bible to be the word of God
3) Four more reasons why I believe the Bible to be the word of God
4) Three more reasons why I believe the Bible to be the word of Godhttps://digitalcommons.biola.edu/biola-pubs/1065/thumbnail.jp
The Connected Life: The Art and Science of Relational Spirituality
No full textIt\u27s no secret that we live in an increasingly isolated world. The pandemic has only exacerbated what was already a startling trend: loneliness and disconnection have been on the rise for a long time in our society. We long for a deep sense of meaning to make sense of our lives, but we don\u27t know how to find it. Even worse, we often search for it in unhealthy ways that hinder the very thing we\u27re desperate for: genuine relational connection.
Psychologist Todd Hall has been researching human relationships and ways of connecting for many years. In The Connected Life, he offers the fruit of that work, contending that real human growth doesn\u27t come through head knowledge alone but through relational knowledge and strong attachment bonds. It\u27s our relationships―with God and others―that lead to authentic transformation. Ultimately, the family of God provides the best context for lasting growth.
Here is a wise, accessible introduction to transformative relational connection, addressing the deeply felt disconnection in our society and inviting us into lasting relationships with God and others.https://digitalcommons.biola.edu/faculty-books/1638/thumbnail.jp
Blame David, Not Bathsheba. Nathan Did
No full textIn the Book of Samuel, three key voices say he’s the guilty one, not her
ORFanID: A Web-Based Search Engine for the Discovery and Identification of Orphan and Taxonomically Restricted Genes
Full text linkWith the multiplicity of genomes sequenced today, it has been shown that significant percentages of genes in any given taxon do not possess orthologous sequences in other taxa. These sequences are typically designated as orphans/ORFans when found as singletons in one species only or taxonomically restricted genes (TRGs) when found at higher taxonomic ranks. Quantitative and collective studies of these genes are necessary for understanding their biological origins. Currently, orphan gene identifying software is limited, and those previously available are either not functional, are limited in their database search range, or are very complex algorithmically. Thus, an interested researcher studying orphan genes must harvest their data from many disparate sources. ORFanID is a graphical web-based search engine that efficiently finds both orphan genes and TRGs at all taxonomic levels, from DNA or amino acid sequences in the entire NCBI database cluster and other large bioinformatics repositories. This algorithm allows the easy identification of both orphan genes and TRGs using both nucleotide and protein sequences in any species of interest. ORFanID identifies genes unique to any taxonomic rank, from species to a domain, using standard NCBI systematic classifiers. The software allows for user control of the NCBI database search parameters. The results of the search are provided in a spreadsheet as well as a graphical display. All the tables in the software are sortable by column, and results can be easily filtered with fuzzy search functionality. In addition, the visual presentation is expandable and collapsible by taxonomy
Hilltop: How a Vision, a Wildfire, and a Series of Miracles Led to a Place of Rest for God’s People
No full textStories of God’s great faithfulness are all around us—amazing accounts of his untold wonders hiding in plain sight, waiting to be uncovered. In these pages waits just such a story. Nestled quietly among the dynamic cliffs and whistling pines of the Southern California mountains, a humble retreat center stands as a testament to God’s overwhelming goodness and unmatchable strength. Now, for the first time, this incredible true story is told in its entirety. In their book, Hilltop, Gene and Judy TenElshof masterfully share the story of Hilltop Renewal Center and how God used a vision, wildfire, and series of miracles to establish an enduring place of rest for His people. Join in their journey of perseverance, hope, and growth as they pursue God’s calling and discover His incredible faithfulness.https://digitalcommons.biola.edu/faculty-books/1606/thumbnail.jp