May 8, 2006
Phil Bishop Kinesiology, University of Alabama We all recognize that God calls some to Christian universities, some to secular private universities, some to small colleges, and some to secular public schools. All of us called to education, whatever the arena, are...
Apr 3, 2006
John Walkup Emeritus Professor, Texas Tech University Faculty Commons National Representative I was 30 years old when I started my academic career, but I still needed a lot of mentoring. Graduate school doesn’t entirely prepare you for functioning successfully in the...
Mar 20, 2006
John Walkup Emeritus Professor, Texas Tech University Faculty Commons National Representative Do you ever wonder, as I do, if the demon of C.S. Lewis’ Screwtape Letters is on the loose on your campus? I started to think about the obvious signs of major spiritual...
Feb 13, 2006
John Walkup Emeritus Professor, Texas Tech University Faculty Commons National Representative During my years in graduate school I had an advisor who I thought might be a Christian. He treated his students and our laboratory’s staff politely, never used profanity...
Nov 7, 2005
Phillip A. Bishop Kinesiology University of Alabama As profs we can be quick to speak, in contrast to the scriptural admonition: “My dear brothers, take note of this: Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak and slow to become angry” (James 1:19)....
Oct 31, 2005
Buff Furman Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering San Jose State University I try to use my office as a place to help answer students’ questions, and to let them know a little bit about me. If you’re like me, your office door has a variety of things stuck on it....