Mar 1, 2012
John Marson Dunaway, French and Interdisciplinary Studies, Mercer University [Mar.4, 2012]– I first arrived at Mercer, a freshly-minted young Ph.D., an assistant professor of French, painfully aware of how many of the great books of the Western world I had yet...
Nov 1, 2011
Heather Holleman, English, Penn State University [November 6, 2011] — I’m sitting next to a stack of essays, coffee in one hand, pen in the other. As I read, I celebrate great writing with enthusiastic comments in the margin. Bravo! Genius! Fantastic!...
Sep 21, 2011
Heather Holleman, English, Penn State University [Sept 25, 2011]– During the summer of 1994 when I was a camp counselor, a friend told me she thought I had the spiritual gift of encouragement. She posted a little note by my bed. It said, “You are an...
Aug 25, 2011
Phillip A Bishop, Exercise Physiology, University of Alabama [Aug. 28, 2011] — I once was a Naval Flight Officer and our aircraft had landed for a few hours in Rota, Spain. I was in the Air Force base book store when a small paperback caught my eye. The book...
Feb 15, 2010
Lester W. Knotts, English, United States Military Academy [ Feb 15, 2009 ] — A few years ago, I was leading a discussion in a first-year literature survey course. We were reading a poem that alluded directly to New Testament scripture concerning the Holy Spirit....
Nov 24, 2009
Russ Carlson, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Georgia [Nov 29, 2009] — Luke 19: 17 “And he said to him, ‘Well done, good servant; because you were faithful in a very little, have authority over ten cities.’” I am quite sure that I do not want...
