May 2, 2013
Rick Hove, Faculty Commons Executive Director, [May 6, 2013]– Few places seize my heart like Gettysburg. The tranquil rolling fields and scattered wooded lots surprisingly speak of those early days of July 1863 when they were far from tranquil. Over...
Apr 22, 2013
James M. Tour, Professor of Chemistry, Computer Science, Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science, Rice University [April 29, 2013]– What does it mean to meditate on Scripture? It is not an ethereal state where my mind is out of touch with reality. Jesus...
Apr 19, 2013
James M. Tour, Professor of Chemistry, Computer Science, Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science, Rice University [April 22, 2013] — In view of today’s pluralism in our country and talk of meditation in more than one context, I want to clarify what I mean...
Mar 22, 2013
Heather Holleman, Professor of English, Penn State University [March 25, 2013]— Every spring, I suffer from the classic symptoms of “burnout.” After a long academic year of lesson plans, grading, and office hours, I’m tired. Teaching and writing become drudgery....
Mar 15, 2013
Henry F. Schaefer III, Graham Perdue Professor of Chemistry, Director of Center for Computational Quantum Chemistry, University of Georgia [March 18, 2013] — At times I am asked what is my most important discovery? My answer: Jesus Christ. In 1973, I...
Feb 21, 2013
Sam Matteson Professor of Physics University of North Texas [Feb.25, 2013] In logic and in life I have learned that one solitary counter example to a premise is sufficient to refute it. For example, one may hold that “All swans are white,” until one encounters a...
