clarity Archives - Bible Advocate Advocating the Bible, representing the Church, and glorifying the God of grace and truth Thu, 15 May 2025 20:43:25 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1.3 https://baonline.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/13/2024/05/cropped-file-32x32.jpg clarity Archives - Bible Advocate 32 32 Preaching—What’s the Point? https://baonline.org/preaching-whats-the-point/ Tue, 05 Sep 2023 20:23:38 +0000 https://baonline.org/?p=30425

Preaching—What’s the Point?

There are an estimated 380,000 churches in the United States. In the vast majority of these churches, the pulpit and the sermon take center stage (literally) in each week’s service. If each sermon were an average of just 30 minutes, that’s a whopping 190,000 hours of preaching in the United States each week! Add mid-week […]

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]]> Following God’s Dream https://baonline.org/following-gods-dream/ Fri, 25 Sep 2020 06:00:50 +0000 https://baonline.org/?p=26209

Vintage suitcase with books and a scarf on grass, symbolizing travel and relaxation.

“I don’t know exactly what I want to do,” Tricia said to her friend and prayer partner, Susan. “I’ve been just a mom and housewife, but now that the kids are out of the house, I feel I’m supposed to run a business that will honor the Lord and reach out into our community.” “Let’s […]

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]]> Leadership in Times of Crisis https://baonline.org/leadership-in-times-of-crisis/ Fri, 21 Aug 2020 06:00:09 +0000 https://baonline.org/?p=26023

Misty morning bridge with birds flying, illuminated by golden sunlight and surrounded by fog.

On December 15, 1967, the Silver Bridge at Point Pleasant, West Virginia, collapsed, plunging many to their death. Investigation showed that the bridge was carrying far more weight than it was built to carry. That’s because cars and trucks weighed more in the ‘60s than they did in 1928 when the bridge was built. Unable […]

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]]> How to Clarify Your Calling https://baonline.org/how-to-clarify-calling/ Thu, 31 Jan 2019 23:57:54 +0000 https://baonline.org/?p=5063

man hikingEmbracing Christ’s invitation and responding to God's overall narrative.

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]]> Leadership Essentials: Clarity of Vision https://baonline.org/clarity-vision/ Mon, 23 Apr 2018 04:00:24 +0000 https://artiosmagazine.org/?p=5386

looking through a view finderIn 1966, Star Trek first aired on television. It featured gadgets such as the communicator, wireless earpieces, the hypospray, and the medical tricorder. Fifty years later all those devices have materialized in our world. We have flip-phones, Bluetooth, jet injectors, and the Scanadu SCOUT medical device.[ref]Stuart O’Conner, “How Star Trek Predicted the Future,” Tech Digest, […]

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]]> Leadership Essentials: Communication and Clarity https://baonline.org/communication-clarity/ Mon, 16 Apr 2018 04:00:07 +0000 https://artiosmagazine.org/?p=5456

Close-up of eyeglasses focusing on an eye chart, highlighting vision clarity and eye care.One of the most practical qualities of a leader is his or her ability to effectively communicate. Effective communication is particularly an essential ingredient in everyday Christian leadership. This quality requires intentionality. More concisely, it requires clarity. In Artios Christian College‘s introductory course Essentials of Vibrant Leadership (LEA11), students study several books on Christian leadership […]

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]]> How You Can Clarify Your Calling https://baonline.org/clarify-calling/ Mon, 15 May 2017 04:00:58 +0000 https://artiosmagazine.org/?p=4169

stage curtainGrowing up, we have grand dreams of adulthood. A vision of being able to fill our days with things that bring us joy and fulfillment while allowing us to make a difference. Embracing a calling. And then… Well, let’s just say that #adulting is an adequate description of the shock of some of the realities […]

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