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Graduate of Diploma in Women’s Leadership ministers to women in jail

By Bob Holmes

Patricia England says the Columbia International University Diploma in Women’s Leadership “takes you to another level.”

England is among those who graduated from the program’s inaugural class in 2019 and...

By Bob Holmes

Amidst a pandemic, racial and political tension and disunity in our country, a Columbia International University freshman is heading a new initiative called “Right Words @ CIU,” an opportunity for students, faculty and staff to communicate written messages of appreciation, assurance and encouragement to one another.

Aynsley Vivian, an American who...

God is a missionary God. God is also hospitable in his nature. He makes His enemies friends and invites them to intimate communion.

That’s the basis for a new book by CIU dean of Intercultural Studies Dr. Ed Smither.

Smither challenges the church to participate in God’s mission today by...

In anticipation of a new year, Columbia International University Chief Diversity Officer Dr. Andre Rogers asked CIU President Dr. Mark Smith to “go deeper” with some of CIU’s African American leaders at an early January leadership retreat.

Smith graciously...

The world seems more abrasive, rude, and disconnected than ever before. Many point to social media as being at the center of the problem — replacing civil, in-person discourse.

However, Columbia International University professor of counseling...

Did the Apostle Paul write that “money is the root of all evil?”

Many Christians are quick to point out that 1 Timothy 6:10 actually reads,

For the love of money is the root of all evil …

Yes, but Columbia International University professor of New Testament, Dr. David Croteau, says that...