Extant Magazine http://www.extantmagazine.com Online Christian Magazine Wed, 31 Oct 2012 01:05:26 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 Online Christian Magazine Extant Magazine no Online Christian Magazine Extant Magazine http://www.extantmagazine.com/wp-content/plugins/powerpress/rss_default.jpg http://www.extantmagazine.com TV-G Lake Mary, Florida Weekly Escape from the Sartorial Stereotype: Tips for Creative Costumes http://www.extantmagazine.com/escape-from-the-sartorial-stereotype-tips-for-creative-costumes/ http://www.extantmagazine.com/escape-from-the-sartorial-stereotype-tips-for-creative-costumes/#comments Wed, 31 Oct 2012 01:01:09 +0000 Rachel E. Dahl http://www.extantmagazine.com/?p=2848 Whether you call it “Halloween” or “Harvest Fest,” this is the time of year when kids dressed up as Little Red Riding Hood or the Big Bad Wolf set out on a mission to collect as much candy as possible before the curfew, and you go out with your coworkers to drink your beverage of choice—dressed [...]

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]]> http://www.extantmagazine.com/escape-from-the-sartorial-stereotype-tips-for-creative-costumes/feed/ 0 3 Ways to Bless Others on Halloween http://www.extantmagazine.com/3-ways-to-bless-others-on-halloween/ http://www.extantmagazine.com/3-ways-to-bless-others-on-halloween/#comments Wed, 31 Oct 2012 00:40:56 +0000 C.S. Heinz http://www.extantmagazine.com/?p=2844 Some Christians have a difficult time with Halloween. They don’t want to celebrate a holiday associated with fear and death, so they turn off their lights and go to the bookstore instead. But Halloween is the time of year when you interact with the most number of neighbors. People you rarely talk with are knocking [...]

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]]> http://www.extantmagazine.com/3-ways-to-bless-others-on-halloween/feed/ 0 How do I know what God wants me to do? http://www.extantmagazine.com/how-do-i-know-what-god-wants-me-to-do/ http://www.extantmagazine.com/how-do-i-know-what-god-wants-me-to-do/#comments Wed, 31 Oct 2012 00:37:36 +0000 Deborah McVicar http://www.extantmagazine.com/?p=2841 “Help! I’m a senior in college fretting about the remaining seven months before graduation. All of my friends seem secure in post-college plans but I feel alone in trying to discern God’s will for my life. How do you know what He wants you to do? Do you think my passions are included in God’s [...]

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]]> http://www.extantmagazine.com/how-do-i-know-what-god-wants-me-to-do/feed/ 0 We Want You: As the Reformation Generation! http://www.extantmagazine.com/we-want-you-as-the-reformation-generation/ http://www.extantmagazine.com/we-want-you-as-the-reformation-generation/#comments Wed, 31 Oct 2012 00:27:46 +0000 Desiree M. Mondesir http://www.extantmagazine.com/?p=2834 In the 16th century, an educated yet unpublicized priest unknowingly sparked a movement of righteousness in his church denomination.  Only wishing that God’s will be done on earth and that corruption in the Catholic Church would be abolished, he posted the “Ninety-Five Theses” to the Wittenberg Castle Church door.  That man was Martin Luther and [...]

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]]> http://www.extantmagazine.com/we-want-you-as-the-reformation-generation/feed/ 0 We can do everything except sit in silence. What are we missing? http://www.extantmagazine.com/we-can-do-everything-except-sit-in-silence-what-are-we-missing/ http://www.extantmagazine.com/we-can-do-everything-except-sit-in-silence-what-are-we-missing/#comments Wed, 31 Oct 2012 00:23:19 +0000 Carl Simmons http://www.extantmagazine.com/?p=2830 It’s not always easy to drop what we’re doing so we can have times of refreshing with Jesus. Some of us feel guilty about not giving our human obligations top priority; we may feel we’re letting others down. A lot of us feel rushed and don’t think we can get into “the right frame of [...]

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]]> http://www.extantmagazine.com/we-can-do-everything-except-sit-in-silence-what-are-we-missing/feed/ 0 How Social Media Cured my Father’s Cancer http://www.extantmagazine.com/how-social-media-cured-my-fathers-cancer/ http://www.extantmagazine.com/how-social-media-cured-my-fathers-cancer/#comments Thu, 18 Oct 2012 14:20:59 +0000 Lori Hadorn-Disselkamp http://www.extantmagazine.com/?p=2820 Social media has taken a serious beating in recent years due to scandalous stories. From the woman who live-tweeted her abortion to "demystify (them) for other women," to the man who took a woman hostage--and updated his status on Facebook, it is difficult to find the good in any of these venues with all of their negative capabilities. But if you use these venues--which, you likely do--then you know they have positive--even powerful--effects.

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]]> http://www.extantmagazine.com/how-social-media-cured-my-fathers-cancer/feed/ 0 Review: “The Stars Shine Brightly” and characters do, too! http://www.extantmagazine.com/the-stars-shine-brightly-and-characters-do-too/ http://www.extantmagazine.com/the-stars-shine-brightly-and-characters-do-too/#comments Wed, 17 Oct 2012 00:43:03 +0000 Laura Jackson http://www.extantmagazine.com/?p=2795 In book No. 4 in the Raleigh Harmon series, “The Stars Shine Brightly” by Sibella Giorello, readers find the impulsive Raleigh struggling to recover from her last adventure, the one that resulted in her mother being admitted to a mental institution, her fiancé begging her to leave the FBI and to marry him, and her career [...]

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]]> http://www.extantmagazine.com/the-stars-shine-brightly-and-characters-do-too/feed/ 0 Who’s Your Daddy? Being Freed From the “Fatherless” Curse http://www.extantmagazine.com/the-spiritual-parents-part-iii/ http://www.extantmagazine.com/the-spiritual-parents-part-iii/#comments Wed, 17 Oct 2012 00:33:31 +0000 Desiree M. Mondesir http://www.extantmagazine.com/?p=2787 It has been said that this is the fatherless generation. In Western ministry specifically, fatherless ministers and ministries are a very real problem. Because there is a lack of hearts of fathers being turned to their children—i.e. making them fatherless—the curse of Malachi 4:6 is very much at work. What is the evidence of this [...]

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]]> http://www.extantmagazine.com/the-spiritual-parents-part-iii/feed/ 0 Sick of Superficial Friendships? How to Break the Ice and Go Deep. http://www.extantmagazine.com/sick-of-superficial-friendships-how-to-break-the-ice-and-go-deep/ http://www.extantmagazine.com/sick-of-superficial-friendships-how-to-break-the-ice-and-go-deep/#comments Wed, 17 Oct 2012 00:29:16 +0000 Carl Simmons http://www.extantmagazine.com/?p=2790 Think about the last “meet-and-greet” social situation you attended. Then, think about this: How was this “meet-and-greet” time like some — or more than some — of the relationships you have right now? What do you do to get past that “meet-and-greet” stage and actually get to know someone? Getting to know new people can [...]

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]]> http://www.extantmagazine.com/sick-of-superficial-friendships-how-to-break-the-ice-and-go-deep/feed/ 0 When You Get Knocked Down and Must Get Up Again http://www.extantmagazine.com/when-you-get-knocked-down-and-must-get-up-again/ http://www.extantmagazine.com/when-you-get-knocked-down-and-must-get-up-again/#comments Fri, 12 Oct 2012 11:18:06 +0000 Lori Hadorn-Disselkamp http://www.extantmagazine.com/?p=2763 If you are a mom, you may have felt like my little angel. You can hold a beautiful expression on your face and stand steady, but inside you feel broken and worn down by the fits of our toddlers and arguments with our 10-year-olds.

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