These are the darkest days of the year. Not only in the regard that we have less daylight just before winter solstice, but the darkness of the world tends to creep in this time of year. For millions of people Christmas is not “the most wonderful time of the year.”
Oak Hills Christian College offers amazing and diverse ministry programs from youth ministry to camp ministry. But why choose a Christian college if a student wants to work in a secular field, such as business administration or addictions counseling?
Okay, today I must opine. I can no longer sit by without making a comment. Those of you that know me best, know that I speak my mind and try to do so out of love. Sometimes it may not sound like it, but it is always out of love. Maybe tough love at times would be a better phrase.
Advent is upon us which marks a season of anticipation, hope and finally celebration. Beginning four Sundays before Christmas and ending on Christmas eve, Advent helps us prepare for the arrival of our Savior. The word “advent” is derived from the Latin word for “coming” or “arrival” and is observed with a combination of celebration for Jesus’ birth and hope for the day he returns to fulfill his promise.
If you’re like most people, chances are a lot of your prayers go something like this, “Father, please help me get that job I want.” Or “Lord, please deliver my mom from her illness.” There’s a common theme in many of our prayers and that is telling God the things we need or want. And that’s fine! God wants to grant us the desires of our hearts. But in our Christian faith we need to be equally careful that requests do not become our only form of prayer.
O. Henry wrote, “Thanksgiving Day is the one day that is purely American.” With a holiday that has become inundated with football, TV shows and shopping, that statement seems to ring true. But with all these distractions, who has time to give thanks?
Hey followers. Wow, what beautiful weather for November! I can’t remember the last time it was this nice this late in the year. Maybe the mice (at home) I am catching know something that I don’t.
Hey troops! How is the first semester going? I am hearing great things! I was thinking of what to write for this week and decided on “Pet Peeves.” We all have them, don’t say you don’t, you know you do.
In the 2016 presidential election, which will undoubtedly be a historic moment in America’s history regardless of the outcome, how should Christians conduct ourselves? How are Christians to act when the media paints us as discriminatory and extreme? Christians face constant scrutiny and the world is looking to us as we react to this election season.
Some religious institutions are Catholic affiliations. Some are Lutheran. Oak Hills Christian College is an interdenominational institution, which means we celebrate the strengths of many different denominations.
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