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Danielle Cevallos is a learning support teacher at an international school in Bangkok, Thailand. She teaches middle school students who have mild learning disabilities and who struggle to keep up with their schoolwork. She also has a travelling missionary husband and two daughters, ages 11 and 14. In addition to serving overseas, Danielle has worked in both private and public schools in South Carolina, where she and her husband lived for 13 years prior to moving overseas. Danielle was born and raised in New York City and considers herself a Yankee-Southerner. You can follow her on Twitter @dnyelmrie.

  • “The part of my job that I love the most is problem solving. Since my students do not learn in traditional ways, I am constantly coming up with new things to try in order to teach them well. Overall, I do enjoy my job. It is quite demanding but equally rewarding. I have the unique opportunity to give hope to students who typically despise learning and have, in many instances, given up. I enjoy the challenge, the opportunity, and the creative outlet.”

E. P. is an assistant professor of chemistry at one of the top liberal arts colleges in the country. In addition to lecturing in the classroom, she also advises research students, participates in faculty meetings, and mentors students on academic and life decisions.

  • “I am grateful for this opportunity to build relationships with students, fellow faculty members, and staff who work in the academic arena. My desire is to create spaces where all views and ideologies can be shared to learn from one another and understand how our academic goals relate to faith and the broader life questions. In particular, my hope for every student is greater than any academic excellence that he/she could achieve. I hope that more come to realize the radical inclusivity of Jesus’ love for all of us, even when we have broken lives and broken relationships.”

Mary Carmen Englert lives in Nashville, Tennessee, where she is writing a six-week Bible study on the theology of beauty, a subject that first captured her attention while working on her master of theology at Dallas Theological Seminary. She has worked in fashion in New York City and taken courses at the Fashion Institute of Technology. You can follow her on Twitter: @marycarmen_e.

  • “I am unable to escape the haunting truth that I live more by the world’s standards of beauty than by God’s standards. Through confession, though, I experience the presence of true beauty. In those moments, the myths of the world that hold a grip on my heart begin to dissipate. The gospel becomes a louder voice than the lies of the world that say I am not enough—not thin enough, smart enough, or pretty enough. It is challenging to face my own issues with beauty, but it is such a privilege to write on this subject that speaks to the struggles of so many women.”

Rachel Young* is an ESL teacher in Orlando, Florida. Her students come from all over the world to take several four-week modules over a seven-month period. They include current and former government officials, market leaders, cultural icons, and families. Although she longs to add “mother” to her vocational calling, she “begs God to know him more fully and to make him known” in whatever role he has placed her.

  • “A few weeks ago, during an activity that used art as a means of language expression, students were asked to choose a piece of art to present to the class. One student from Brazil shared Michelangelo’s The Last Supper, which her Taiwanese Buddhist classmate had never seen. During the explanation, I was asked for help with vocabulary. We talked for several minutes about the art, and then the Taiwanese student asked me, ‘Why is this scene so important to Christians?’ As I briefly shared the gospel with her, I marveled at the eternal significance of an everyday moment in my classroom.”

Kari Stainback serves as the director of women’s ministries at Park Cities Presbyterian Church in Dallas, Texas. Kari hosts and teaches Bible studies, mentors young women, oversees a small staff, and advises and serves her church’s leadership team. In this role, however, she doesn’t just invite women to engage with her in her work; she also supports them in theirs.

  • “One year, I asked a woman in our church to lead our annual retreat, but she declined. After an honest discussion, it was clear that she wanted to help women serve the Lord in the inner city of Dallas. So instead of doing a retreat at a hotel in another place, we ended up serving our poor and marginalized neighbors in West Dallas. The event was a massive success. In fact, that woman now serves as board chair of Serve West Dallas, which encourages collaboration of more than 25 ministries serving that neighborhood.”

*Due to the sensitive nature of her work and her students, “Rachel Young” is a pseudonym.

Is there enough evidence for us to believe the Gospels?

In an age of faith deconstruction and skepticism about the Bible’s authority, it’s common to hear claims that the Gospels are unreliable propaganda. And if the Gospels are shown to be historically unreliable, the whole foundation of Christianity begins to crumble.
But the Gospels are historically reliable. And the evidence for this is vast.
To learn about the evidence for the historical reliability of the four Gospels, click below to access a FREE eBook of Can We Trust the Gospels? written by New Testament scholar Peter J. Williams.

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