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Most people dismiss the importance of a name, its impact, its influence and the legacy it leaves behind once the person carrying it leaves this life.  Ask Jesus…oh, and Judas too! Many people don’t know the meaning of their birth names, and that’s ok, especially if your name means something like, ‘leaky tap’ or ‘big…

Imagine the story from Hagar’s perspective. We always tell the wife’s story but what about the other woman?  What is the story of being the other woman? We’ve all had an encounter with the other woman.  Maybe we met her because she was party to a forbidden fling that changed our lives.  Maybe she’s a…

Have you always worked in publishing? My initial training was a law degree, from which I developed a strong sense of the importance of language and the precise use of words. I have also worked in an academic setting, teaching English classes at a university while working on research. And teaching is a great way…

Church pastors would not typically make the claim that it was actually an atheist who led them into ministry. That is, however, what happened to me. At least, it was an atheist who became the catalyst to leave my research position at Cambridge University and head into full-time ministry, a ministry of Christian apologetics, university…

During one of my summer breaks in University, I went to Brazil to study Portuguese.  While on campus, I met Anastacia, who worked in the library.  From that time we became friends.  Here, she shares a bit of her story and her experiences with me.  Her account is in Portuguese with English translation so everyone…