Sites & Online Resources
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www.abebooks.com and www.half.com
Both websites are great sources for textbooks at reduced rates.
www.bible.com
This website offers a place to learn about the Bible’s teachings using a host of tools, news articles, and products pertaining to the Bible. You may search various translations, languages, scriptures, Bible studies, and dynamic Biblically-based content.
www.bible.org
This website, launched in 1995, offers an extensive array of Bible resources for any serious student of the Word: Bible studies, discussion groups, study tools, articles by topic and author, blogs, forums, and online Bibles.
www.biblegateway.com
The Bible Gateway is a tool for reading and researching scripture online in the language or translation of your choice. It also provides advanced searching capabilities which allow the ability to compare scripture passages based on keywords, phrases, or scripture reference.
www.boundless.org
A webzine from Focus on the Family for vibrant Christian singles who want to live intentionally with purpose, seeking to apply the Christian worldview to every aspect of their lives. They offer over 1200 archived articles written by world-class authors who are renowned journalists, scholars, and thinkers from around the globe. Subscribe to the e-newsletter to receive three articles on Thursdays and an Answers column on Mondays. http://www.boundless.org/2005/membership.cfm
www.breakpoint.org
BreakPoint provides a Christian perspective on today’s news and trends via radio, interactive media and print. It offers many resources as well as an extensive archive section on hot topics. To subscribe to daily commentaries on current culture, written predominantly by Chuck Colson, founder and president of Prison Fellowship Ministries, go to http://www.breakpoint.org/contentindex.asp?ID=1124
www.cmda.org/students
The Christian Medical and Dental Associations, founded in 1931, provide resources, networking opportunities, education, and a public voice for Christian healthcare professionals and medical and dental students. With a membership of more than 15,000, CMDA conducts academic exchange programs overseas as well as overseas medical missions opportunities with scholarships for students. CMDA also sponsors student ministries in medical and dental schools. CMDA offers career opportunities in your select specialty. They also feature many online articles on a multitude of relevant healthcare topics.
www.gotquestions.org
Gotquestions is a non-denominational, Christian ministry that thoroughly researches spiritually-related questions and answers them in a Biblically-based manner. The answers to 70% of the questions asked can be found in the archives section.
www.leaderu.com
Leadership U. is sponsored by Christian Leadership Ministries, the faculty outreach and training arm of Campus Crusade for Christ, Intl. Their mission is to reach professors, students, and other thinkers using a current-issues-based approach to the life’s deeper issues facing humanity, e.g. evil and suffering, morality and ethics, public policy, and philosophy. It contains thousands of articles, reviews, research papers, essays, books & book chapters, commentaries, video & audio files, poems and more.
www.NoIndoctrination.org
This nonprofit organization is composed of people who are disturbed by the sociopolitical agendas that have been allowed to permeate college courses and orientation programs. Read with interest some of the issues that have taken place on college campuses around the country, a few of which have made front page news. Students are encouraged to write about their experiences.
www.summit.org
Founded in 1962, Summit Ministries’ primary focus is grounding Christian students in their faith, training them to defend a biblical worldview, and equipping them to face the challenges whirling about college campuses and popular culture. Through conferences, curriculum for Christian schools and churches, and online resources, Summit provides a rich training ground in apologetics for tomorrow’s leaders. I urge you to sign up for Truth & Consequences, a monthly commentary on timely topics: www.summit.org/resource/tc.
www.troubledwith.com
Sometimes life and its troubles seem overwhelming. At some point, you may feel like it is out of control. This website, a service of Focus on the Family, offers a collection of articles, resources, and referrals on a multitude of topics under such headings as: abuse and addiction, life pressures, love and sex, relationships, and transitions. It is intended as a practical reference, and should not be considered as a substitute for advice from medical, mental health or legal professionals.
www.TrueU.org
TrueU is a website of Focus on the Family. It offers a community for college students who want to know and confidently discuss the Christian worldview. The website is set up like a college campus with such thumbnails as: Admissions, Union, Dorms, Academics, Career Services, Sidewalk Chalk, and Library. Have fun exploring numerous issues of current culture. Career Services, for example, provides resources to help you find your calling, a job, a grad school, or vocation. It even offers interview tips and help writing a resume.
