{"id":221,"date":"2022-04-30T12:01:12","date_gmt":"2022-04-30T16:01:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/campus.cru.org\/faculty\/?page_id=221"},"modified":"2025-04-30T10:46:44","modified_gmt":"2025-04-30T14:46:44","slug":"blog","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/campus.cru.org\/faculty\/blog\/","title":{"rendered":"Blog"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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I\u2019m an underwater coward. I admit it.\u00a0 I have a student who works in my lab and likes to scuba dive with sharks. I\u2019d...<\/p>Read More<\/a><\/div>\n <\/div>

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God can use even small steps of faith in ways we can\u2019t imagine. In 2017 a Faculty Commons staff member visiting Florence gave me...<\/p>Read More<\/a><\/div>\n <\/div>

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Our university, like most, has dirt paths created by repeated foot traffic. These quick routes off the sidewalks are called \u201cdesire paths.\u201d I know...<\/p>Read More<\/a><\/div>\n <\/div>

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At the start of my academic career I mostly kept my Christian faith separate from my work. I tried to ensure that I performed...<\/p>Read More<\/a><\/div>\n <\/div>

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At times in my life I have looked at witnessing more as a duty, which I dreaded, rather than a privilege to be nurtured...<\/p>Read More<\/a><\/div>\n <\/div>

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