{"id":148,"date":"2022-04-05T00:23:28","date_gmt":"2022-04-05T04:23:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/campus.cru.org\/faculty\/?page_id=148"},"modified":"2023-09-12T16:57:08","modified_gmt":"2023-09-12T20:57:08","slug":"a-grander-story","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/campus.cru.org\/faculty\/a-grander-story\/","title":{"rendered":"A Grander Story"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"148\" class=\"elementor elementor-148\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-627912c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"627912c\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-028164d\" data-id=\"028164d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fb09119 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"fb09119\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">A Grander Story<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4880889f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4880889f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-507f3744\" data-id=\"507f3744\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5a8af8c1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5a8af8c1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center\">What would it look like to live as part of God\u2019s grander story as a faculty member on your campus?\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section 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story?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b1437ec elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b1437ec\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-aa39bdb\" data-id=\"aa39bdb\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-34ec9a0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"34ec9a0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" 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Read the inspiring stories of six U.S. professors who share the unique ways they played their part in God\u2019s grander story. Discussion questions are provided to prompt thoughtful group interactions.<\/p><p>For additional translation options, please contact <span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><a href=\"mailto:info@facultycommons.org\"><strong>info@facultycommons.org<\/strong><\/a><\/span>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-27b4043 elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"27b4043\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/campus.cru.org\/faculty\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/652\/2023\/02\/A-grander-story-download.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\"> Read sample 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It probably goes without saying, but I\u2019ll say it anyway: we serve our students in the classroom (and I include the laboratory here) by a mastery of the material\u2014by thoughtful, if not winsome, presentations of the material, and a desire to see our students learn. All of this is part of the biblical principle of \u201cwhatsoever you do in word or deed, do it as unto the Lord.&#8221;<\/p><p><strong>\u2014 Chapter 5, Dr. Ken Elzinga, University of Virginia<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d68135b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d68135b\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ba51aff\" data-id=\"ba51aff\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7563783 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7563783\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/campus.cru.org\/faculty\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/652\/2023\/05\/nathan-dumlao-xPHmmVKS8lM-unsplash.jpg?w=1500\" title=\"nathan-dumlao-xPHmmVKS8lM-unsplash\" alt=\"nathan-dumlao-xPHmmVKS8lM-unsplash\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-09b0b58 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"09b0b58\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Go Early<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-887a81e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"887a81e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>&#8220;How can I tell them the truth that I come early because I\u2019ve missed them, that I can\u2019t wait to hear about their day, that I\u2019ve been thinking about them all morning, and that I love them? How can I reveal that I\u2019ve spent all week praying about their addictions, their losses, their fears, and their dreams?&#8230;&#8217;Well, it\u2019s because I want to be with you,&#8217; I finally stammer and reposition my hair tie and take my glasses off. &#8216;I really want to be with you.'&#8221;<\/p><p><b>\u2013 Chapter 10, Dr. Heather Holleman, Penn State<\/b><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5f1f3bb\" data-id=\"5f1f3bb\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3f8377d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"3f8377d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/campus.cru.org\/faculty\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/652\/2023\/05\/kenny-eliason-Ak5c5VTch5E-unsplash.jpg?w=1500\" title=\"kenny-eliason-Ak5c5VTch5E-unsplash\" alt=\"kenny-eliason-Ak5c5VTch5E-unsplash\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-231e708 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"231e708\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">My legacy<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c8b3e9a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c8b3e9a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>&#8220;God began to confirm what He had started to stir in my heart years earlier; ultimately my legacy in the academy will depend more on the people I impact than on academic accolades or the laboratory I helped build. Sure; I hope my research and writing contribute to my discipline, but at the end of the day I honestly believe what will remain\u2014far beyond my syllabi or lab equipment\u2014will be the lives God has enabled me to touch over nearly three decades.\u201d<\/p><p><b>\u2013 Chapter 9, Dr. John Walkup, Emeritus Texas Tech<\/b><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7a8f510d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7a8f510d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-656ef727\" data-id=\"656ef727\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-149189fa elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"149189fa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">\"A Grander Story focuses on the particular challenges for Christians who find their vocations in contemporary academic life. It brings the insights of professors who have been faithful disciples in living out their callings to scholarship and teaching. The book will certainly be valuable to those who are already well into their careers, but it will be a special blessing to those who are just starting out in academic life.\"<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-2fe7b268 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2fe7b268\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-6e5de1e5\" data-id=\"6e5de1e5\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-353f1697 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"353f1697\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>Robert P. George, McCormick Professor of Jurisprudence and <br \/>Director of the James Madison Program in American Ideals and Institutions, <br \/>Princeton University<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8308add elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"8308add\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/crustore.org\/product\/a-grander-story-an-invitation-to-christian-professors\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Purchase A Grander 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The thought has crossed my mind several times, \u201cSo where do I go<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/campus.cru.org\/faculty\/2026\/so-where-do-i-go-from-here\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about So, Where Do I Go from Here?\" tabindex=\"-1\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\tRead More \u00bb\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-7219 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-grander-stories category-personal-faith tag-bible-study tag-career tag-cru tag-direction tag-engineer tag-engineering tag-evangelism tag-faculty-commons tag-guidance tag-jay-northington tag-ministry-opportunities tag-ministry-to-students tag-ministry-with-students tag-outreach tag-panel-discussion tag-panel-discussions tag-purpose tag-student-interaction tag-student-interactions\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__card\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/campus.cru.org\/faculty\/2026\/more-than-a-career\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" target=\"_blank\"><div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/campus.cru.org\/faculty\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/652\/2026\/06\/unnamed-2026-06-10T193053.189.jpg?w=1024\" title=\"Meeting Of Bible Study Group Reading In Circle.\" alt=\"Meeting Of Bible Study Group Reading In Circle.\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/div><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/campus.cru.org\/faculty\/2026\/more-than-a-career\/\" target=&quot;_blank&quot;>\n\t\t\t\tMore Than a Career\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>In the summer of 2021, I was offered the opportunity to teach engineering. 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