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Anay's Will To Learn - A Woman's Education in the Shadow of the Maquiladora

Description: Lecture given Monday, September 16, 2013, 9:00 AM at Abilene Christian University: "Come experience a view of Ciudad Juárez, Mexico, during a time of violent upheaval. Hear Anay's edge-of-your-seat personal experiences coupled with Elaine's background ethnographic information on the complexities of factory worker situations. Discover stories of an education earned through perseverance and creativity."
Date: September 16, 2013
Duration: 46 minutes 31 seconds
Creator: Hampton, Elaine & Carrillo, Anay
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Apocalypse Now -How the Message of Revelation Speaks Afresh in a Post-Christian Culture

Description: Lecture given Monday, September 16, 2013, 9:00 AM at Abilene Christian University: "By imagining life in first-century Pergamum, with its two dominant stories (the power of Rome and the majesty of the Greek gods and goddesses), we can see the powerful way John's apocalypse speaks into our climate today."
Date: September 16, 2013
Duration: 35 minutes
Creator: Cope, Mike
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Being a Black ACU Student in the 1970s - Stories and Lessons From Our Experiences

Description: Lecture given Monday, September 16, 2013, 9:00 AM at Abilene Christian University: "Two ACU alumni from the early 1970s talk about their experiences in a school that, although committed in principle to racial inclusion, was (and still is) on a journey that is not always easy or clear."
Date: September 16, 2013
Duration: 44 minutes 41 seconds
Creator: Florence, Clifford & Johnson, Bruce
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Big Macs and Carrot Sticks - What Eating Disorders Teach Us About Spiritual Cravings

Description: Lecture given Monday, September 16, 2013, 4:00 PM at Abilene Christian University: "A Christian psychologist describes the underlying emotional and spiritual issues relevant to the development of and recovery from eating disorders. Discover how these issues are relevant to all of us."
Date: September 16, 2013
Duration: 42 minutes 41 seconds
Creator: Cunningham, Lauren
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Children Will Follow Someone; Lead Them To Jesus - Prodigal Sons and Prodigal Brothers

Description: Lecture given Monday, September 16, 2013, 9:00 AM at Abilene Christian University: "Children's ministry is not school nor is it babysitting. It is getting on the path with our children and their families and assimilating God's words into life. If kids do not follow Jesus when they are young, they are less likely to follow Him. Discover how we help children choose to follow Jesus, starting today."
Date: September 16, 2013
Duration: 43 minutes 19 seconds
Creator: Scott, Deet
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Coffee House - Student Filmmakers Roundtable

Description: Lecture given Sunday, September 16, 2012, 8:30 PM at Abilene Christian University: "Film speaks without preaching. Hear ACU students, who produce short films for class or FilmFest, explain how they approach the craft and ministry of filmmaking. Discover how filmmakers tell compelling stories as they consider other viewpoints.Film speaks without preaching. Hear ACU students, who produce short films for class or FilmFest, explain how they approach the craft and ministry of filmmaking. Discover ho… more
Date: September 16, 2012
Duration: 40 minutes 55 seconds
Creator: Dickson, Kyle
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The Conversation You Never Had - Lack of Margin Keeps Us From Reaching the Marginalized

Description: Lecture given Monday, September 16, 2013, 4:00 PM at Abilene Christian University: "Our lack of margin in day-to-day life cripples our ministry to the marginalized. Discover how we can engage in spontaneous, spirit-prompted conversations by creating margins in which they can occur."
Date: September 16, 2013
Duration: 38 minutes 56 seconds
Creator: Brookman, Phil
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Countering Children's Obesity

Description: Lecture given Monday, September 16, 2013, 4:00 PM at Abilene Christian University: "Childhood obesity has more than tripled in the last 30 years. To reverse this trend, one must understand caloric balance from various aspects. Understanding food labels and myplate.gov will be taught simply for children to understand."
Date: September 16, 2013
Duration: 30 minutes 09 seconds
Creator: Hernandez, Patricia
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Far Away Places and Strange Sounding Names - Visions of What “Into All the World” Really Looks Like

Description: Lecture given Monday, September 16, 2013, 9:00 AM at Abilene Christian University: "The Great Commission is an overwhelming assignment. Ministries with a universal scope, such as World Christian Broadcasting, soon realize the immensity of our mission. Explore with us some of the hard-to-reach parts of our world."
Date: September 16, 2013
Duration: 43 minutes 05 seconds
Creator: Baker, Andy
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Finding Hope for Declining Churches - Keys for Renewal in a Changed World

Description: Lecture given Monday, September 16, 2013, 9:00 AM at Abilene Christian University: "With few exceptions, North American Churches of Christ (along with other churches) are declining and failing to reach new generations. This class proposes substantial theological and practical ideas to renew and prepare us for God's unfolding work in the world."
Date: September 16, 2013
Duration: 45 minutes 37 seconds
Creator: Locke, Jason
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Food at the Margins - Encounters in a South Dallas Food Desert

Description: Lecture given Monday, September 16, 2013, 9:00 AM at Abilene Christian University: "Hunger is in our backyard. Food deserts are an important issue in modern America. Discover the state of hunger in America, the food desert situation and policies aimed at solutions."
Date: September 16, 2013
Duration: 42 minutes 25 seconds
Creator: Wall, David; Farrell, Kirk & Dennis, Jenny
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Gender and Grace in the Body of Christ

Description: Lecture given Monday, September 16, 2013, 9:00 AM at Abilene Christian University: "Hear stories of churches seeking to understand the Bible's teaching about gender and worship. Gary led a congregation through study and implementation of expanded roles for women. Sara works with elders and ministers as they explore women's roles in church. Explore resources like "A Woman Called.""
Date: September 16, 2013
Duration: 45 minutes 17 seconds
Creator: Barton, Sara & Selby, Gary
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God, Freedom and Dignity - Exploring the Me-Centered Culture

Description: Lecture given Monday, September 16, 2013, 4:00 PM at Abilene Christian University: "How did contemporary culture come to suspect that taking God seriously would restrict our freedom, threaten our dignity and hinder our search for happiness? Explore how embracing a God-centered identity in a me-centered culture does support such fears."
Date: September 16, 2013
Duration: 39 minutes 44 seconds
Creator: Highfield, Ron
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God; The Master Potter - God Prepares Us

Description: Lecture given Monday, September 16, 2013, 4:00 PM at Abilene Christian University: "A live demonstration relating the ancient art of pottery to the scriptures, showing how God works to prepare, shape and finish us to serve Him according to His purpose. God is the Potter, we are the clay and the work of His hands."
Date: September 16, 2013
Duration: 45 minutes 48 seconds
Creator: Harbron, Nancy
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The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly - The Strange Cast of Characters in the Parables in Luke, Part 1

Description: Lecture given Monday, September 16, 2013, 9:00 AM at Abilene Christian University: "In most stories the good guys are easy to recognize from the bad guys. In the best stories, however, the characters are harder to peg and full of surprises. Jesus tells the best stories. Listen to them again."
Date: September 16, 2013
Duration: 37 minutes 30 seconds
Creator: Atchley, Rick
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How Luke Affirms the World

Description: Lecture given Monday, September 16, 2013, 9:00 AM at Abilene Christian University: "Of all the compositions in the New Testament, the two-volume work known as Luke-Acts is least apocalyptic and separatist, and is most positive toward the created order, toward human institutions, and toward culture."
Date: September 16, 2013
Duration: 37 minutes 16 seconds
Creator: Johnson, Luke Timothy
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How Luke Challenges the World

Description: Lecture given Monday, September 16, 2013, 10:00 AM at Abilene Christian University: "Despite its positive outlook, Luke's two-volume work also issues a radical prophetic challenge to the ways in which humans deal with creation, with human institutions, and with culture, providing a vision of God's will for humans that is deeply counter-cultural."
Date: September 16, 2013
Duration: 49 minutes 56 seconds
Creator: Johnson, Luke Timothy
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