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. […]
Sitting across the desk from me, one of my students was crying. In her seventh year of the combined-degree VMD-PhD program that I direct at the University of Pennsylvania, she had just broken up with her boyfriend—the final straw in an extremely stressful year. Such scenes are not unusual. Our eight-year program is incredibly challenging. […]
There is no external reality. Life is what we perceive it to be. That was Tom’s expressed perspective. There was so much to like about him: his enthusiasm for the subjects he taught; his very dry, but ever present sense of humor; his approachability and forbearance in answering rather stupid questions that I would ask […]
This morning I was extremely busy. A student in my current discipleship group unexpectedly stopped by my office. I almost told him that I couldn’t talk right now. Fortunately, the Spirit reminded me that my life is about making disciples. I dropped what I was doing and we chatted for about 45 minutes. I really […]
