“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,…
Speech Without Words | São Paulo
It is amazing how words become powerless in foreign lands. Outside of his home country, an eloquent speaker can suddenly become a clumsy buffoon in places where his words mean nothing. This is often how we felt during our first week at camp here in São Paulo, Brazil. Quickly after arriving, we encountered the difficulties…
What Does God Have to Do with Economics and Poverty?
I have a confession to make. I am not a numbers guy. As an english major, math was not always my friend (sometimes it still picks on me). And I do remember dozing off a time or two in my sophomore macroeconomics course. Why do I mention this? Because I think many of you may…