by admin | Dec 28, 2013 | Faith Gallian, Generation Y, Spiritual Development
I am not sure why you are reading this blog. Perhaps you are a youth minister, college pastor, coach, teacher, employer or a part of Gen. Y yourself. Maybe you just love h.e.a.r.t. and read all of our blogs. Maybe the only person reading this is my mom. Whatever your...
by admin | Dec 24, 2013 | Beliefs, Community, Culture, Mission, Phil Murphy, Theology, Values, Worldview
According to most scholars, Jesus mentions the poor and needy more than 400 times. He mentions heaven a little over 100 times. Although it seems that modern Christianity focuses on heaven and hell a lot, it is clear that Jesus did not focus on them near as much as he...
by admin | Dec 19, 2013 | Beliefs, Culture, Spiritual Development, Student, Values, Worldview
“It’s the most wonderful time of the year” sings the radio, the department stores, and the speakers in our own homes. In my mind, however, this lyric begs the question, “For whom?” For whom? Is it the most wonderful time of the year for the family that is celebrating...
by admin | Dec 18, 2013 | Community, Community Driven, Scarves, Spiritual Development, Uncategorized, Values, Village Life
This fall, we wanted to do something different and offer a small token of thanks for end of year gifts. After sifting through TONS of ideas, we decided to upcycle tshirts to make scarves. Upcycling is the process of converting waste materials or useless products into...
by admin | Dec 17, 2013 | Beliefs, Community, Community Driven, Generation Y, Mission, Spiritual Development, Student, Theology, Values, Village Life, Worldview
Fall 2013 h.e.a.r.t. students led chapel at Warner University on December 5, 2013. Watch the full service here.
by admin | Dec 12, 2013 | Appropriate Technology, Community, Michael McDaniel, Mission, Values, Village Life
A visitor to h.e.a.r.t. pumps water through the new Chlorination Injection System. A socially conscious person might be labeled a “people person.” Some schools are known as “people oriented.” Some companies “put people first.” And there are organizations like New Life...
by admin | Dec 8, 2013 | Community, Community Driven, Generation Y, Spiritual Development, Student, Values, Village Life
Bek, pictured above in pink with her Fall 2013 classmates, is living a story of redemption. Have you ever felt like you needed a do-over? Today’s blogger, Bek Guess, needed exactly that. Below is her powerful testimony of how God continued to pursue her even...
by admin | Dec 4, 2013 | Becoming a Missionary Mom, Beliefs, Community, Heather Webb, Uncategorized, Values
Pictured above is the post-it note that my 7 year old niece wrote the day I called home. Becoming a Missionary Mom, Part 3 They were the calls that changed our family. I had just found out I was pregnant after trying for 9 years. Our families and close friends had...
by admin | Dec 1, 2013 | Academics, Community, Community Driven, Culture, Gardening, Mission, Phil Murphy, Sustainable Agriculture, Theology, Values, Village Life, Worldview
Many years ago I heard about a pastor that was giving lots of advice to parents and newly married couples. From my perspective as a young married person and parent, I found some of his advice very strange. As it turned out, the pastor was neither a parent nor married....
