Was Man Created with a Free Will Free Will, Free Seminary Course Lesson 02 Did the condition of man’s will change after the fall? Adam’s choice in the garden separated Him from God. His choice was to not eat of…
Free Will, Lesson 01
Was Man Created with a Free Will Free Will, Free Seminary Course Lesson 01 Introduction Nelson’s Bible dictionary offers the following definition for the will. “Wishing, desiring, or choosing especially in reference to the will of God.” Man was created…
Christian Ethics, Free Course, Lesson 10
LESSON TEN: THE POOR We live in a divided world. It is the world of the haves and the have nots, of the stark division between rich and poor, of the economic oppressors and the oppressed. At a time when…
Christian Ethics, Free Course, Lesson 9
LESSON NINE: EMPLOYMENT The Technological Revolution is changing the Western understanding of work. Gone is the time when all but the favoured few had to work for their — very existence, when to be unwaged meant almost certain death –…
Christian Ethics, Free Course, Lesson 8
LESSON EIGHT: LIFE: (PART TWO) In this session, we will consider together the issues involved in Genetic engineering and Euthanasia. A. GENETIC ENGINEERING: In 1961 the first tadpoles were cloned (genetically identical specimens grown from a single cell.) In 1962…
Christian Ethics, Free Course, Lesson 7
LESSON SEVEN: LIFE: (PART ONE) Read: Ps. 139:13-16: Ps. 106:37-38 It is incredible that any civilised country with a Christian heritage should authorise the wholesale slaughter of its children. Yet that is precisely what has happened in most Western nations.…
Personality Psychology
Mike Battista, M.Sc. Personality is the pattern of thoughts, feelings, and behaviors that make a person unique. While most of psychology deals with general principles of thought and behavior that all people have in common, personality psychology examines what makes…
Christian Ethics, Free Course, Lesson 6
LESSON SlX: SEXUALITY (PART 2) In our last session we looked at some of the modern destructive ideas about sexuality. In this session we shall look at some specific issues and present the Biblical view of sexuality. B. SEXUALITY –…
Christian Ethics, Free Course, Lesson 5
LESSON FIVE: SEXUALITY: (PART ONE) Read: Gen. 1:27: 2:23-25; Rom. 13:8-10. None of us can answer the question ‘Who am I’ without taking our sex into account. Equally, we cannot divorce our character from our sexual relationships and habits. Sexuality…
Christian Ethics, Free Course, Lesson 4
LESSON FOUR: PEACE: (PART TWO) Read: Eph. 2:14-17; 2Cor. 10:3-5. In this second part, we look at the New Testament teaching on this issue and our response as God’s people living in a new covenant. A. THE NEW TESTAMENT APPROACH…
Christian Ethics, Free Course, Lesson 3
LESSON THREE: PEACE: (PART 1.) Read: James 4:1-3; Mt. 24:6-7; 5:9. We live in a world of unceasing war. Our greatest investments of wealth, ingenuity and energy are concentrated, not on the relief of sickness and famine, but on a…
Christian Ethics, Free Course, Lesson 2
HUMAN RIGHTS (PART 2) Read: Eph. 2:11-19: Gal. 3:28 In this session we shall look at the issues of Race; Sex and Class and their implications for the Human Rights issue. A. JEWS AND GENTILES Read again Eph. 2:11-19. No…
Christian Ethics, Free Course, Lesson 1
William Mc Nicol Should the church take any interest in the great moral questions which confront society? Or should church leaders see their role merely as supplying a ‘religious’ dimension to life – conducting baptisms, weddings and funerals; providing church…
Creativity Course 1, Lesson 4
Know The Fundamental Skills Of Creative ThinkingPatrick C. It is not enough to have a good mind; the main thing is to use it.” – Descartes Technically speaking, the best way to boost your creativity is to boost the communication…
Creativity Course 1, Lesson 4
Creativity and the Jack of All TradesAngie Dixon You may be familiar with the saying, “Jack of all trades and master of none.” Well, I say, “Hooey.” That’s right. In fact, let me say it again. “Hooey.” It is perfectly…
Creativity Course 1, Lesson 3
Being the Rose, an exercise in creativityEmily Hanlon Being the Rose Fall into the beauty of a rose and know yourself. If you cannot love yourself you will not be the rose. We walk half asleep, experiencing only a small…
Creativity Course 1, Lesson 2
Creativity Process DemystifiedPatrick C. No matter what you have been hearing what others have been telling you, the creatvity process is not a process so complex, that common folks like you and I cannot understand it. Neither is the creative…
Creativity Course 1, Lesson 1
Adventures In Creative ThinkingLouis Bonaventura How many times have you caught yourself saying that there could be no other solution to a problem – and that problem leads to a dead end? How many times have you felt stumped knowing…
Personality Development, Free Course 2, Lesson 3
Coaching for SuccessTerence Traut (The material given here, about training groups, applies to self-training also and is thus given here as part of this course) Coaching is perhaps the most effective method of increasing performance available to managers, team leaders,…
Personality Development, Free Course 2, Lesson 2
The 5 P’s Of SuccessKurt Mortensen Throughout my years of study, I have found the ultra-prosperous all have common characteristics. I call these common characteristics the 5 P’s of Success because each attribute clearly adds to their success. Psyche The…
Personality Development, Free Course 2, Lesson 1
Success Doesn’t Have To Be Rocket ScienceGordon Bryan Success isn’t rocket science. Unless you want to be a rocket scientist. That’s an old joke, and not particularly funny, but I like to keep using it, because it’s a point which…