Commencement Speaker – President Steve Best Seth Anderson – BA Psychology – Counseling Anthony Antoine – BA Psychology – Counseling Haile Armstrong – AA General Studies Jozie Bellinger – BA Ministry – Intercultural Studies Joshua Berrios – AA General Studies Amanda Bowman – Associate of Arts in Biblical Studies Elayne Bowman – AA General Studies Sharon Bragg – BS Counseling Psychology Jason Brown – BA Psychology Elisa Brown-Barrile – BS Counseling Psychology Dante Bustamante – AA General Studies Fersan Canelas…
Rediscovering Joy BY DR. DENNIS COX “Joy is the feeling of grinning inside.” Melba Colgrove Joy always feels natural. It comes on easily but only under unusually wonderful circumstances. Like love, joy is something everyone wants but no one can hoard. It must be discovered but looking for it is useless. You don’t find it. It finds you. You set the table and it comes for dinner; uninvited and welcome. There are many ways to prepare for joy and all…
BY DR. JOE ALLOTTA: I really wonder if the Bible was being written today would Jesus use marriage as the example for how much he loves His church. Jesus consistently used Bride and Groom analogies to describe His commitment to His Followers; and the Apostle Paul continued on with that analogy in his letters. Yet today, people get divorced more than they switch their cell phone carrier. Or people just aren’t getting married. They buy all IKEA furniture so they…
BY BURK PARSONS: If you’ve read Victor Hugo’s classic work Les Miserables, or if you’ve seen the stage production or film, you’ll recall the scene wherein the bitter criminal Jean Valjean has been released from prison and finds safe harbor at a bishop’s home. Instead of returning the bishop’s kindness, Valjean steals his silver, strikes him, and flees in the night. After Valjean is caught by the arresting officer, who represents the law, he brings Valjean before the bruised bishop…
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