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Tolstoy, after Rousseau, on Knowledge and Wisdom

“Real wisdom is not the knowledge of everything, but the knowledge of which things in life are necessary, which are less necessary, and which are completely unnecessary to know. Among the most necessary knowledge is the knowledge of how to live well, that is, how to produce the least possible evil and the greatest goodness in one’s life. At present, people study useless sciences, but forget to study this, the most important knowledge.”

Ft. Jackson St. Pat's Fun Run (5k)

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(HT: Diana P. and Marti for the "after" pics)

The Apostle Paul and the Shirtless Dancing Guy

How does a shirtless dancing guy help us understand 2 Corinthians 9:2? Join us Sunday at Calvary Chapel Blythewood to find out!

Dr. Rankin Previews Su 2014 Institute Events

Dr. Jerry Rankin provides an overview of Summer 2014 events hosted by the Zwemer Institute For Muslim Studies at Columbia International University . 

Happy Birthday, Mr. Rogers

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Lent

So . . . what happens when the 40 days are over? Does repentance bribe God? What does the ritual prove? What is repentance? Things on my mind in preparation for 2Corinthians 7 this week at Calvary Chapel Blythewood .

Evangelical Missiological Society to Meet at CIU

(repost)  The 2014 Southeast Regional Conference of the  The Evangelical Missiological Society  will meet Saturday, March 29, 2014 on the campus of  Columbia International University . The theme will be “Missions and Diaspora.” The conference is open to professors, students and mission practitioners.   Session speakers include:  CIU alumnus  Leiton Chinn , (international student ministry organizer with the Lausanne Movement) will speak on “Reaching the International Student Diaspora in North America.” CIU alumnus Ken Katayama (President of  Crossover Communications International ) CIU alumna  Jessie Udall  who recently defended her thesis, “Preparing Ethiopians for Cross-Cultural Ministry: Maximizing Missionary Training for Great Commission Impact.” CIU professors making presentations include: Dr. Jerry Rankin, the director of the  Zwemer Center for Muslim Studies   Zwemer Center Assistant Director Trevor Castor,  Dr. Mike Naylo r, New Testament Professor Dr. Da

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Did you ever think that these would become Museum pieces?