God is glorified not only in His glory being seen, but by its being rejoiced in. When those that see it delight in it, God is more glorified than if they only see it. His glory is then received by the whole soul, both by the understanding and by the heart. God made the world […]
In looking back at my own 30+ years as a Christian faculty member, I have done a lot of ministry activities. I have introduced myself as a Christian at the start of the semester, put together a Christian talk in my specialty, made numerous international mission trips, worked with Cru summer project teams, and worked […]
What does it mean to meditate on Scripture? It is not an ethereal state where my mind is out of touch with reality. Jesus said that, “You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength and with all your mind.” (Luke 10:27) So […]
In view of today’s pluralism in our country and talk of meditation in more than one context, I want to clarify what I mean when I speak of meditation. It is not an ethereal state where my mind is out of touch with reality. Jesus said, “You shall love the Lord your God with all […]
Most people consider the highly educated professors of the modern university a largely unreached people group. There’s no shortage of professors who are downright opposed to Christianity. Borrowing a concept from Randy Newman’s excellent book, Questioning Evangelism, I think there are a couple of questions to ask ourselves and to pose to our sometimes skeptical […]
Is it possible to pursue both the Great Commission and the Great Commandment in the midst of an academic life? Can we see lives transformed by the gospel while rightly investing the needed time at home and at work? I think we can. Like every profession, academics face the challenges of living out our faith […]
I have to confess that I don’t read a lot of books on prayer. However, last summer a friend told me his spiritual gift was “book recommendation,” and to prove it he suggested Paul Miller’s A Praying Life. It literally changed my life. Miller has coined a clever title. It is a book on prayer, […]
