“Christian” Higher Education? A Voice from the Past
A good bit of my Ph.D. work at Baylor University was devoted to the history of American higher education. It’s a fascinating area of study, especially when we consider what was expected of yesteryear’s colleges and universities with respect to teaching students how God is sovereign over all areas of knowledge and inquiry. Put differently,…
Vocation: Motivation to Receive, or to Give?
What is vocation, and what is the test for knowing whether you have one? This is the last post in a three part series. Tim Keller shares in his book Every Good Endeavor that “A job is a vocation only if someone else calls you to do it and you do it for them rather…
Made for Community
The end of Fellows Class XX draws near, and I find myself reflecting on the past nine months—watching people grow and encourage one another in that growth. After a full day of final presentations, where half the class presented before the other half, I remember the cheering from the audience, the chants from each presenter’s…