Let me encourage you to serve your students by being available to speak to Christian groups on campus. You probably have students who enjoyed you as a professor. They’ll be naturally curious to hear what you have to say about the Christian faith in the 21st century. The Christian students especially will be edified by […]
Almost nothing energizes me as a professor more than meeting new people, seeing new places, and learning about new cultures. One of the great blessings of being a faculty member at a research institution is the opportunity for international travel. Some people retire in order to travel. I have avoided retirement for the same reason: […]
Paul the Apostle wrote to his son in the faith, Timothy: “Be strong through the grace that God gives you in Christ Jesus. You have heard me teach things that have been confirmed by many reliable witnesses. Now teach these truths to other trustworthy people who will be able to pass them on to others.” […]
Last semester, a student in my advanced writing course asked me a strange question. This was an older student in his late twenties who, by the time he walked into my classroom, had already served as a soldier in Afghanistan and in his free time had traveled to places like Finland and Zimbabwe. His strange […]
Built by wealthy philanthropist Andrew Carnegie in 1901, the Sandusky library was the first of three Carnegie libraries in Ohio. Today its motto reads, “giving all people opportunities to enrich their lives;” surely this library has passed this legacy on for more than 100 years. We all desire to leave some kind of legacy. To […]
“If I have seen further, it is by standing on the shoulders of giants….” Isaac Newton /*! 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} JM and BB Early in my career I met two men who had tremendous influence on me as a professor and as a Christian. Both […]
After many years of knowing God, I have a dirty little secret. I’m nowhere near the fisherman I thought I’d be by this time. I’m a guy who loves to catch fish, but I’m not like a friend of mine who has mastered the art of landing a fly on the water in such a […]
Even as new Assistant Professors, down deep inside, we know that we will not be here forever. An abundance of Scripture affirms the brevity of life, and a career of 30 years passes quickly. As profs we have the privilege, and the weighty responsibility, of training the next generation. Students from our classes will be […]
One of the things that we may all find challenging as Christian faculty is discovering the believers in our orbit of relationships on campus. For me, knowing other Christ-following faculty and students has always been a great encouragement. Recently, we hit upon the “Live it Out UCF” strategy in one of our Christian faculty planning […]
In my experience, a Christian student is incredibly encouraged just by the presence of Christian faculty. But perhaps even more, he or she is encouraged by hearing things said in class that tie Christian knowledge to course content. Hearing knowledge inherent in Judeo-Christianity awakens them. It awakens others as well, because such truth is attractive. […]
