Maranatha Baptist Univ. Campus Update

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“Summer is typically a busy time at Maranatha with campus construction, new faculty moving to town, and new academic programs being refined. Summer 2021 was no exception.” - MBU

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How Bible Reading Habits Have Changed Throughout History

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“…it is taken for granted that Christians have a daily ‘Quiet time’ — a few minutes put aside, usually at the beginning of the day, to read the Bible and pray … And yet, historically, that is a relatively new practice.” - Challies

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InterVarsity’s right to choose student leaders upheld

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“A federal appeals court on Friday slammed the University of Iowa for punishing InterVarsity Christian Fellowship because it limits leadership to Christians. The court said the school violated the organization’s free speech rights.” - WORLD

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Discernment in 2021: Tips for Better Use of Sources (Part 1)

“Discernment” is shorthand for the skill of identifying what’s good, right, true and most important from among inferior alternatives. The fact that discernment requires a maturing process through “training” (Heb. 5:14) tells us that these inferior alternatives often seem superior. It also tells us we can get better at it.

Good thing! People have instant access to more claims and counter-claims than at any time in human history. Christians need discernment more than ever before.

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How To Lead When Your Team is Smarter Than You

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“…from those experiences I learned a lot about how to lead when you’re not the best or smartest person on the team. If it hasn’t happened to you, it probably will in the future, so here’s a handful of principles I learned” - Phil Cooke

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It’s Not Persecution If You’re Being Obnoxious

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“Christians, individually or corporately, might be suffering because they’ve said or done stupid things, placing themselves under the divinely designed cosmic order, whereby life is tougher if you’re stupid (as John Wayne allegedly said). Or they might be suffering because they’ve engaged in sinful thinking or practices that have social or legal consequences.” - Olinger

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