Apr 21
Does experiencing God’s love make you want to give? Some current social scientific research suggests it might. University of Akron sociologist Matthew T. Lee says, “Millions of Americans frequently experience divine love and for them this sense of God’s love not only enhances existential well-being, but underlies a sense of personal meaning and purpose and …
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Mar 27
On Wednesday evening, March 20th, a member of the Texas A&M University Student Senate introduced S.B. 65-70: The GLBT Funding Opt-Out Bill. This bill proposes “allowing students who object, for religious purposes, to the use of their student fees and tuition to fund this center to opt out of paying an amount equal to their …
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Mar 22
Does God decide who lives and who dies from illness, accident, or wartime battle? Five veterans of the Iraq War, profiled in USA Weekend recently, have no doubt. Having faced situations where by all logic they should have died, they are agreed that “God had decided it wasn’t my time.” A missionary friend survived a …
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Jul 31
LeTourneau University won a globally competitive and prestigious grant from the International Society for Science and Religion, receiving a wide-ranging set of books on a variety of issues on science and spirituality for the Margaret Estes Library. LETU was selected as one of 150 institutions in 47 countries and six continents to receive this bound …
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Sep 14
The University of Texas at Tyler will hold a public roundtable discussion about various religions 9 a.m. – noon Saturday, Sept. 17 in the UT Tyler Fine Arts Building, room 1009, Dr. Martin Slann, College of Arts and Sciences dean, announced. According to Stephen Krebbs, Ph.D theologians will represent Hinduism, Judaism, Buddhism, Catholicism, Greek Orthodox …
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