Aug 31, 2009
Sam Matteson Physics, University of North Texas [August 30,2009]— “Groan! . . . Another year is beginning and summer’s not even over, yet!” I confess to complaining that—at least to myself—at the start of more than one of my 20-plus years in the university. But...
Mar 29, 2009
John Walkup, Professor Emeritus , Electrical and Computer Engineering, Texas Tech University [March 29, 2009]— One never quite knows when God will schedule a divine appointment. This has come home to me on many occasions over the years, but never more so than...
Nov 16, 2008
Edwin M. Yamauchi, Emeritus Ancient History, Miami University (Ohio) I graduated in 1960 with a degree in Hebrew and Hellenistics from Shelton College, a very small Christian school in northern New Jersey. How small was it? A split in the Bible Presbyterian...
Oct 13, 2008
John Marson Dunaway French & Interdisciplinary Studies Mercer University During my early years as a member of the French Department at Mercer, I worked very hard to establish a reputation as a promising young scholar, reading papers at professional conferences and...
Sep 29, 2008
Edwin Chong Electrical & Computer Engineering Colorado State University My biggest fear in life is this: uncertainty. The academic life is full of uncertainties: getting papers published, getting grant proposals funded, the tenure process, and so on. Yet, it is...
Sep 15, 2008
Kathy Lindholm-Leary San Jose State University Nestled in the forest are hidden springs, bursting forth with torrents of water when winter storms rage, trickling along to nourish flowers and wildlife in its springtime, and parched in its summer. Even when blinded from...
