Preservation 101 is a comprehensive self-paced online course that focuses on the preservation of paper collections and related formats. Participants will learn about the basics of preservation in the context of small and moderately-sized library or archival collections – how…
LIGHTNING–DESTROYER OR BUILDER?
Get information about handpicked Bible Colleges and Seminaries at: Bible Colleges Anyone who has been near the strike of a lightning bolt during an electrical storm knows the terror that such a storm can bring. Every year there are people…
GAY BOOKS APPEAR IN SCHOOLS
As a public school teacher and science department chairman, I see all kinds of groups trying to get their agendas into the school system. The titles of a number of books being introduced to public school libraries do not really…
SEXUAL HARASSMENT AND FIRST GRADERS
[Free Courses News]: One of the more misunderstood news items of the past 60 days was the story of a male first grader in North Carolina who kissed a female classmate on the cheek and promptly found himself identified in…
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…
Current Developments and Best Practice in Open and Distance Learning
Armando Rocha Trindade, Hermano Carmo, and Jos Bidarra Universidade Aberta, Portugal Abstract: Through the many documents regularly emitted by those dedicated to this activity, it is comparatively easy to describe factual developments in the field of open and distance education…
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…
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UGLY AMERICAN TEENS?
[Free Courses Spiritual News]: To read the newspapers and a lot of religious journals, you would get that idea. Teachers in public schools (like your writer) always cringe when they see portrayals of teenagers in America as a group as…
UPDATED SEXUAL REVOLUTION DATA
[Free Courses News]: Here are some new numbers from the government and other sources that appeared in our local newspaper (South Bend Tribune,, August 30, 1995, page A-9). Chlamydia is the most commonly transmitted venereal disease in the U.S., now…
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…