Walston's Guide to Christian Distance Learning


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Is that college or seminary you are considering a credible school? Walston's Guide identifies hundreds of good schools through which students can earn Bachelor's, Master's, and Doctoral degrees off campus. For many school counselors, administrators, registrars, accrediting agencies, denominations, employers, and prospective students, Walston's Guide has become the standard by which Christian distance learning is evaluated. ~~~ A "must read" when conducting thorough background work. I recognized many of my alma maters, and I felt right at home with L.I.A.R.S. [a bogus organization identified in the book]. In fact, I believe I even met some of their school officials, when I investigated Degree Mills for the FBI. Allen Ezell, FBI Special Agent (Retired), headed the agency's diploma mill task force known as DipScam Walston's Guide is an excellent and comprehensive resource for identifying and describing both accredited and non-accredited distance learning degree programs . . . It is used by this office, along with other widely recognized higher education directories. Dr. Russell G. Fitzgerald, Executive Director, Transnational Association of Christian Colleges and Schools Walston's Guide serves as one of our primary sources of information in responding to inquiries. We cannot overstate its usefulness to us! Dr. Randall E. Bell, Associate Director, Association for Biblical Higher Education Walston's Guide is the first place I look when I need a tough but fair evaluation and description of a school offering religious degrees by distance learning. It is a most valuable resource for students, registrars, human resource professionals, and the media. Dr. John B. Bear, Author of Bear's Guide To Earning Degrees Nontraditionally ~~~ Dr. Rick Walston is well known as an expert in Christian distance learning. He has been researching and writing on this topic for more than 20 years.







Don't Waste Your Pain


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Pain and suffering are no strangers to humankind, and their existence is well documented in the Bible. God doesn’t promise that you won’t suffer, but He does promise you won’t suffer alone; He will be with you. In Don’t Waste Your Pain, author Myndi Orr describes her journey with chronic pain to show that God has a purpose in our lives through pain. For more than six years, Myndi Orr has battled trigeminal neuralgia, which has left her with severe facial pain. In this inspirational book, she explains how her relationship with God has helped her see beyond the pain, teaching her to focus on Him and show others Christ’s love. Through an array of Bible scriptures, Don’t Waste Your Pain shares the lessons Myndi has learned through her struggle with pain. It communicates that life is not about us, but rather about God and his plan and purpose for our lives.




Something Happened on the Way to Happily Ever After


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What does the Bible really say about marriage, divorce, and remarriage? Where does the divorced person stand with regard to remarriage or ministry? This book is an easy-reading explanation of what God has to say about these important issues. It is truly 'A Biblical View of Marriage, Divorce, and Remarriage.'




Degree Mills


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When the first edition of Degree Mills was published, fake universities and counterfeit degrees were already a significant problem. Fueled by the Internet, this scam continues to grow—now more than half of all people claiming a new PhD in fact have a fake degree. In this updated edition, experts Allen Ezell and John Bear go beyond exposing these fraudulent practices to provide detailed recommendations—for government agencies, educational institutions, and individuals—on what can be done to rid us of them. This eye-opening and definitive guide shows how degree mills operate and how to check the validity of anyone’s degree—an indispensable reference book.




The Speaking in Tongues Controversy


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Many books and articles have been written in defense of speaking in tongues as the unmistakable, physical evidence of the Baptism in the Holy Spirit. Through his careful and thorough analysis of the Pentecostal texts in the Book of Acts, Dr. Walston is challenging this view.







Accreditation Mills


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