I still get first-day jitters. I’m always excited to meet a new group of students and I love the revitalizing fresh start that a new semester brings. I prepare, organize, and double-check my syllabus. Still, every first day back, as I drive to campus extra early to make sure nothing keeps me from arriving late, […]
Do you see the persons skillful in their work? They will stand before kings; They will not stand before the obscure. — Proverbs 22:29 Several of us on the FCMM editorial team have been reading two books — Deep Work by Cal Newport and Great at Work by Morten Hansen—both of which can help us […]
In re-reading recently Doris Kearns Goodwin’s masterful work, Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln, I wondered: What can I learn from Lincoln about leading well in places where everyone sees themselves as rivals? /*! 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} Here is one particular thought: […]
As you consider the connections within your discipline, we recommend looking for research opportunities in three areas: /*! 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} 1. Are there opportunities to pursue a project or research that might be a blessing to the world? One possible way to bless the […]
In today’s academy, for variegated reasons, voices from different quarters find agreement on this point: Christian perspectives should be sequestered from true academic pursuits. Jesus, if he is relevant at all, is certainly not welcome in its academic enterprise. Proponents of this perspective, even some Christians, argue for this position because—and this list is hardly […]
Despite our ability to combine modesty and assertiveness in our “confident pluralism”, we must be willing to embrace the challenge of working in a secular environment. Nathan Hatch warns of a common temptation, one inevitable for Christians in a minority position within the academy: Like children long rejected, evangelical scholars are still too anxious to […]
/*! 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} The Delicate Balance of Modesty and Assertiveness In George Marsden’s “The State of Evangelical Scholarship” he outlines a path for Christian academics, one that seems wise to us: For us as scholars this means that our agenda ought to be directed […]
In his insightful book Excellence: The Character of God and the Pursuit of Scholarly Virtue Andreas Köstenberger begins with God — “God is excellent in everything he is and does” — and makes the case that academics, who belong to God, should necessarily reflect the God they serve by pursuing excellence in all that they […]
The questions of “Who am I?” and “What defines me?” are crucial, because being precedes doing. In the grander story into which we are invited, Jesus changes who we are. He literally gives us a new identity (2 Cor 5:17) while wooing us to follow Him as our new leader (Mk 8:34, Jn 10:4). As […]
It only occurred to me about halfway through my career that I could use my professional training (as well as my platform as a university teacher) to facilitate Kingdom building. I had always imagined that this was possible for liberal arts professors who teach philosophy or literature, but I taught Materials Science and Engineering. But […]
