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Christians have a tendency to canonize certain books, imbuing a select few authors with Saint Paul-like authority. Despite that pesky stipulation at the end of Revelation, which promises a plague for adding to Scripture, some believers seem as if they would love to sandwich Lewis’ Mere Christianity between Luke and Acts, or insert Foster’s Celebration […]

Forced prostitution. Bonded slavery. Abuse of street children. These are three of the many terrible injustices that International Justice Mission is striving to eradicate throughout the world. IJM, which started in 1997, is a nationwide group that strives to fight against injustice, specifically: “sexual exploitation, slavery and oppression,” according to the official website, www.ijm.org. “We

With the increase of students that attend Eastern every year, the Board of Trustees has voted to sell $14.6 million in bonds in order to have a new dorm built. It will include space for up to 160 students. There will also be an office building built next to it. “I think that building a

As final exams loom, college students seem to be hard pressed for time. Yet, being called to do the work of Christ is a call that is very important, which was equally stressed during Mission Emphasis Week on October 26 -28. During these three days, students were exposed to a wide variety of speakers, shows

The Intercollegiate Gospel Choir Event was not just any concert, but a gathering of diverse people together to fulfill what is believed by Christians to be the greatest purpose of all humanity-to praise God. There was a sense of indescribable peace, and the songs of joy and happiness were great blessings to everyone present. October

“I wrote this book upside down and backwards,” first-year Becky Plourde said, referring to her novel, Rose of Many Colors, that was just published in July. “I wrote chapter 3, then chapter 20… I wrote the epilogue before the book was finished.” Becky grew up in Brookhaven, Pennsylvania, with her parents and two brothers. She

November 18 will mark the second time this year that Harry Potter fans will be going nuts. The first time was when the sixth book was released, and this second time is when the fourth movie, “Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire,” will be released. As a Harry Potter fan myself, I think this

THE NBA IS RACIST! Have I gotten your attention? That aforementioned statement has been uttered repeatedly by hip-hop radio stations, BET, NBA players and has even been a topic of interest for minority students here at Eastern who frequent Jammin’ Java. The reason? In a memo addressed to all 30 NBA teams, NBA commissioner David

Like many first-years, I suspect, I haven’t found a good church to call my home yet. As part of my ongoing search, I visited King of Prussia Church of Christ on October 30. If you are still looking for a church, this small church is well worth your time to check out. The church has

Florence Nightingale is considered the founder of modern nursing. Truly holistic in her thinking, she pointed out that “proper portions and types of food presented pleasingly and at the right time” were an important part of the healing process. Hippocrates, credited as the founder of Western medicine, said: “Let food be thy medicine, and medicine