/Presidents-Slice-newsblog1Letters from NICS president, Dr. Joe HaleThu, 01 Jan 2004 01:35:00 G1TThu, 17 May 2012 11:11:33 G5TappxCMS Rss 2.0 Generator/Investing-in-People-newspost67Several years ago, I asked God to give me some clear direction as to where my priorities should lie in the remaining years of my time leading...Sun, 04 Dec 2011 05:00:00 G12Thttp://magazine.nics.org/vpage_blogpost.aspx?ID=67/Time-Out-newspost58I’m a big fan of the University of Memphis Tigers basketball team and have been since my junior high days. There’s nothing much more thrilling...Wed, 01 Jun 2011 04:00:00 G6Thttp://magazine.nics.org/vpage_blogpost.aspx?ID=58/All-In-Living-newspost24I’ll go ahead and confess: I like country music—a lot of it anyway. Yes, I know… some of it is as trashy as it gets, full of beer-drinkin’, night-clubbin’, and bar room...Tue, 14 Dec 2010 05:00:00 G12Thttp://magazine.nics.org/vpage_blogpost.aspx?ID=24/Faith-or-Foolishness?-newspost8Recently I asked the director of one of our newer schools to tell me what the school really needs to take its "next step" and move…Fri, 14 May 2010 04:00:00 G5Thttp://magazine.nics.org/vpage_blogpost.aspx?ID=8/Winning-Isn’t-Everything!-newspost7Difficulties are not without their advantages. They are not to unnerve us. They are not to be regarded simply as subjects for discussion nor as grounds for skepticism and pessimism. They are not to cause inaction, but rather to intensify activity. ThThu, 10 Dec 2009 05:00:00 G12Thttp://magazine.nics.org/vpage_blogpost.aspx?ID=7/What-is-a-Missionary?-newspost6It seems like such a simple question. I was visiting a church not long ago, and from the pulpit came these words: “God has called every one of us to be missionaries.” In another church I noticed as I was leaving the auditorium in large black letterThu, 18 Jun 2009 04:00:00 G6Thttp://magazine.nics.org/vpage_blogpost.aspx?ID=6/Suffering-Allergies?-newspost5She was walking to teach an English class…another day of serving the people of (unnamed country)…just two blocks from our school. Trying to dodge yet another motorcycle headed her way on the busy streets, the mid-30’s single lady’s last visual wThu, 11 Dec 2008 05:00:00 G12Thttp://magazine.nics.org/vpage_blogpost.aspx?ID=5/Do-Short-Termers-Really-Contribute?-newspost4No matter what you think of the Mormon Church, I believe they have a fabulous plan when it comes to short-term service overseas. Can you imagine how much could be accomplished if somehow we could mobilize the Church so that our young people would allSun, 01 Jan 2006 05:00:00 G1Thttp://magazine.nics.org/vpage_blogpost.aspx?ID=4/Is-It-Safe?-newspost3I have put a lot of personal time into a project in (unnamed country) since its inception, and it’s been quite interesting to hear the reaction to folks regarding this needy place. Sometimes, in peoples’ minds, they group many countries in the MiddleSat, 01 Jan 2005 05:00:00 G1Thttp://magazine.nics.org/vpage_blogpost.aspx?ID=3/President’s-Pen-Edition-1-newspost1Welcome to our first online community magazine experience. We are thrilled to start the new year by introducing the first edition. This has been on my heart for some time now, as the need to communicate with our constituency grows greater as the NIThu, 01 Jan 2004 01:35:00 G1Thttp://magazine.nics.org/vpage_blogpost.aspx?ID=1