Mentoring

John Marson Dunaway, French & Interdisciplinary Studies, Mercer University, Macon, GA [Jan 31, 2010]— As a student, I was inspired by the example of a Christian professor who became like a second father to me. Wallace Fowlie was a master lecturer and a...

Following Christ and Seeking Tenure

Sarah Hamersma, Economics, University of Florida [Jan 24, 2010] — It is easy to see ways in which the quest for tenure could seem antithetical to the lifestyle and goals of a Christian. Clearly we know that as Christians we are to seek the kingdom of God, not a...

Apparent Setbacks

John Walkup, Professor Emeritus, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Texas Tech University [Jan. 10, 2010] — Does God really offer the best plan for my life? I have noticed that it is frequently only in hindsight (if then) that I get a proper perspective on the...

Legacy

Robert Kaita, Plasma Physics Princeton [Dec 13, 2009] — There is a tradition among many of us in the teaching profession to compile our academic “genealogies.” My wife is a music teacher, for example, and many of her colleagues like to claim their pedagogical...

All God’s Children

Kathryn Lindholm-Leary, Child and Adolescent Development San Jose State University [Oct 11, 2009] — I don’t do enough for my students.  It took a note from a little girl in the Philippines to make me realize this. Last November I bought a jacket with a faux fur...

Going Where The Fish Are

Steve Long Electrical and Computer Engineering U C Santa Barbara [Sept 28,2009]– Sometimes students’ questions about God don’t arise very often in particular academic disciplines — like mine, for example. So how do I reflect Christ to others? I don’t...