Aug 27, 2007
J.D. Jones Mechanical Engineering Purdue University In the contemporary Christian song “Fifteen,” Greg Long speculates that it takes 15 significant interactions with authentic believers for someone to accept Christ as Lord and Savior of their life. Research by...
Nov 20, 2006
David G. Loomis Economics, Illinois State University Ever felt like your attempts at ministry in the university have been a failure? For the past nine years, I have led a Bible study for international students. I would like to highlight two of my “failures” in this...
Mar 13, 2006
Timothy D. Hall History, Central Michigan University As a student at Dallas Seminary years ago, I came to recognize that I was not called to the pulpit but to the secular university classroom. I often ponder the meaning of this calling as I prepare for classes on...
Feb 13, 2006
John Walkup Emeritus Professor, Texas Tech University Faculty Commons National Representative During my years in graduate school I had an advisor who I thought might be a Christian. He treated his students and our laboratory’s staff politely, never used profanity...
Nov 7, 2005
Phillip A. Bishop Kinesiology University of Alabama As profs we can be quick to speak, in contrast to the scriptural admonition: “My dear brothers, take note of this: Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak and slow to become angry” (James 1:19)....
Oct 31, 2005
Buff Furman Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering San Jose State University I try to use my office as a place to help answer students’ questions, and to let them know a little bit about me. If you’re like me, your office door has a variety of things stuck on it....