Surely the academy values the cognitive over the relational, but this hardly means the relational aspects of the academy fail to matter. On the contrary, it seems – though there are exceptions – those who love well best navigate the inherent tensions of being a Christ-follower in the midst of an oft-inhospitable environment. In the […]
One of the most important faith steps you can take is to identify as a Christ-follower to others in your department and to the students in your classes. /*! elementor – v3.6.6 – 08-06-2022 */ .elementor-heading-title{padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title[class*=elementor-size-]>a{color:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-small{font-size:15px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-medium{font-size:19px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-large{font-size:29px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xl{font-size:39px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xxl{font-size:59px} In Class Over the years of teaching, I’ve experimented with lots of ways […]
God did not create the Christian life to be a solo flight. He placed us into what the Bible calls a body, gave us gifts that others do not have, and made us desperately needy of the gifts of other people (Eph 4:1-16, 1 Cor 12:12-27). In community with others, we find strength and encouragement […]
The single, most foundational, “first step” for every Christian professor is to prioritize his or her personal growth in Christ. Everything we do – research, teaching and service – flows out of our Christian identity, out from our personal walk with God. We cannot impart what we do not possess. Simply because one knows more […]
While we’re not naive about the challenges facing Christ-following faculty in the academy, we are firmly rooted in the dream and enduring hope that God can change each and every life. /*! elementor – v3.6.4 – 13-04-2022 */ .elementor-heading-title{padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title[class*=elementor-size-]>a{color:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-small{font-size:15px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-medium{font-size:19px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-large{font-size:29px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xl{font-size:39px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xxl{font-size:59px} There is certainly no professor, grad student or student, whom […]
In Faculty Commons we long for the day when God might raise up movements of Christ-centered professors on every campus. We long to see colleagues who are serious about their walk with Christ while living and working faithfully
On a sweltering day in August, 1963, with the shadow of Lincoln as his backdrop and 250,000 civil rights marchers sprawled on the national mall before him, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. launched into his address, entitled, at the time, “Normalcy, never again”.
In 2014 an epidemic of the Ebola virus broke out in West Africa, killing over 28,000 people across Liberia, Sierra Leone, and other African countries. The first doctors to respond to this world-wide crisis were Christians, affiliated with groups such as the CMDA (Christian Medical and Dental Association) and Doctors Without Borders. During this time […]
How might we bring a distinctive Christian perspective into a pluralistic university setting? In this Missional Moment, we’re offering several questions one might consider for future research and/or teaching opportunities. These questions have helped me [Heather] and other faculty think about possible areas of study: /*! elementor – v3.6.6 – 08-06-2022 */ .elementor-heading-title{padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title[class*=elementor-size-]>a{color:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-small{font-size:15px}.elementor-widget-heading […]
On my wedding day I received a marriage certificate. It now has a rather non-glamorous place in our fireproof safe. I did not pursue marriage to gain this certificate; I desired to marry to become life partners with Sonya, to walk through life with her, to be her closest confidant, to love and be loved. […]
