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Serenity Now!

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  I’ve been busy, and not in the best sense. Work has taken over life to the point my health is not as good as it once was. I work 60+ hours a week, not including commute. I might have 3-4 hours a day to do anything else. The rest is sleeping, or trying to.   I’m always looking for something else. I’m tired.

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

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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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Photoblog: Library

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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 Tr...

Photoblog

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Did you ever think that these would become Museum pieces? 

World Christian Week Photoblog

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Photoblog: Typewriters

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Art Display at Richland Library

Measured in Hamburgers

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I've burned off 14 Hamburgers in 22 days. There's no secret--just get up and do it. Finishing dead last always trumps not starting at all.

Remembering Dr. Larkin

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Longtime Columbia International University professor and friend Dr. Bill Larkin passed away on Feb. 18, 2014 following a battle with cancer. Dr. Larkin taught for 38 years at CIU until his retirement in 2013. His life included a long list of accomplishments. He was an ordained minister in the Presbyterian Church in America and joined the faculty of CIU after a year of pastoral ministry in Philadelphia and the completion of graduate studies in England. He authored or co-authored several books, including Bible commentaries. More information will be posted as made available .

**gasp**

Doctor Who - Trek Through Time Parts 1 - 3 Joined from Rick Kelvington on Vimeo .

Photoblog: Tomes

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Art Display at Richland Library

"We're Your Friends To The Bitter End."

Every time I go for a run at home then collapse in the back yard after my final sprint, these guys show up. I feel dead; I'm sure I look dead, but really guys?