Teaching Evaluations – Oh No!

Curby Alexander, Assistant Professor of Professional Practice, Texas Christian University [Dec. 10, 2013]~~ Do not fear, for I am with you. Don’t be discouraged, for I am your God. I will strengthen you and help you. I will hold you up with my victorious right...

Better Together – Here and Abroad

Rick Hove, Director Faculty Commons [Dec. 3, 2013]~~ For the past 5 years, Faculty Commons has made a concerted effort to encourage professors and students to minister together on campus. We are taking this approach further by encouraging professors to join students...

Balancing Life in the University

    Geri Forsberg-Madison, English, Western Washington, Communications, Trinity Western [Nov.26, 2013]~~ Research, teaching, and meetings. Students standing outside my office. Spouse and children that demand attention. Keeping priorities is not easy. I find...

Philoxenia – At Thanksgiving

Faculty Commons, Virtual Team Staff [Nov. 12, 2013]~~ Philoxenia! An unwanted disease?  In reality, it refers to a desperately needed practice among Christ-followers. Philoxenia is Greek for hospitality— a word literally meaning “the love of strangers” or...

A Special Place in God’s Heart

David G. Loomis, Economics, Illinois State University   [Nov. 5, 2013]– Universities can be places of quiet desperation. I believe God has put us here to provide hope – especially to those who feel all alone in our academic world. God seems to have a...

Discipleship By Walking Around

    Brent Nelsen,   Political Science,   Furman University [Oct. 22, 2013] As Christians we are called to disciple – but I find many of us faculty members think discipleship is either too hard — or that we simply don’t have time. For the past 19 years I...