What Would Jesus Teach?

Phillip A Bishop Kinesiology, University of Alabama Long before I ever arrived at the university as a professor, I had eagerly anticipated becoming one of the greatest teachers that higher education had ever known.  Then I tried to teach Jim. It was my second...

Mentoring Doctoral Students

James C. Gerdeen Mechanical Engineering Professor Emeritus University of Colorado-Denver As research advisors we spend a lot of time with our doctoral students. It should be obvious to them where our priorities lie. Do we show more concern for our research program...

Developing As A Christian Professor

Phillip Bishop Kinesiology University of Alabama We all spend time and money going to professional meetings. But do we think about attending one that can help in developing our spiritual lives? In 1987 Rae Mellichamp, then here at Alabama with me, convinced me to go...

To Serve Others

[This article originally appeared in 2005. It is being re-published in Otto’s honor, in what would have been his 75th year of life. When he was not teaching at universities, Otto devoted much of his life to helping establish clean water supplies in Iran, Rwanda,...

Being a Servant in Academia

Michael Atchison Biochemistry University of Pennsylvania Jesus called them together and said, “You know that the rulers of the Gentiles lord it over them, and their high officials exercise authority over them. Not so with you. Instead, whoever wants to become...