The Value of Community

John Walkup Emeritus, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Texas Tech University [March 7, 2010] — Why should I as a Christian faculty work to develop a sense of community with other believers on campus? My days are already full, and I get fellowship at church....

Whom Can I Trust?

James C. Gerdeen, Professor Emeritus, Mechanical Engineering, University of Colorado-Denver [Feb 28, 2010] — My wife was right. I admit it. In 2002 I was contemplating my upcoming retirement and realized I wanted to be involved in some kind of Christian...

A Cup Of Coffee

Samuel E Matteson, Physics, North Texas “I do not have a Vice Chair, nor an Assistant Chair, but I do have Sam, my Ad-vice Chair,” quipped my brother-in-Christ, Chris. For 10 years I was chairman of the physics department and Chris was my vice chair; now he is...

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...

This World Has Nothing For Me

Phillip A. Bishop Exercise Physiology, University of Alabama [Nov 22, 2009] — We sang a song in church recently with the words, “This world has nothing for me.”  I thought, “They must be kidding!  This world has lots for me.” I’ve spent all these years in...