• Why a (Christian) Liberal Arts Education?

  Greatest Thought James B. Simmons: “What is the greatest thought that has ever occupied your mind?” and, “What is your duty toward fulfilling it?” This is a rock. How many sides does it have? This is a sign at the entrance of the “Ancient Americas” exhibit in the Field Museum (Chicago). This chart is from an […]

• Why I Read the Wall Street Journal

  Some Context During the most recent presidential election cycle I found myself growing increasingly bothered by the way “news” was being packaged. Instead of giving pertinent facts in their context we were given a carefully procured set of facts packaged within ideological analysis. I was expecting the blatant slanting of stories to end with the […]

• Scriptures to Memorize: Top Ten List for a Young Person

  I Know this Post is Foolish … It has been on my mind for a while to put together this list because I believe young people have the most to gain from memorizing scripture. Even if you are committed to memorizing Scripture it can be difficult to know where to start. I’m hoping that providing […]

• How to Memorize Scripture

  Doesn’t Everyone Know How to Memorize Scripture? When people talk about the importance of memorizing Scripture there is sometimes an underlying assumption that folks already know how to memorize scripture. While everyone does have the capacity to memorize there are some concepts that, if practiced, can make the process more beneficial. Why Memorize Scripture? Psalm […]

• Worldview Matters: Introduction

  In my post Why Students Fail, I ended by making the claim that one’s wordview matters.  I also suggested that for some students, their worldview has an impact on whether or not they graduate from college and on what they get out of their education.  This is the first of a series of posts that […]

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  A Riddle I keep a block of wood in my office that has two symbols burned on the surface. The symbols are a riddle of sorts. When students ask me about it, I have, in the past, required them to wrestle with the riddle for a while.  My reasoning was that they would appreciate the […]

• Why a (Christian) Liberal Arts Education?

  Greatest Thought James B. Simmons: “What is the greatest thought that has ever occupied your mind?” and, “What is your duty toward fulfilling it?” This is a rock. How many sides does it have? This is a sign at the entrance of the “Ancient Americas” exhibit in the Field Museum (Chicago). This chart is from an […]

• Why I Read the Wall Street Journal

• Scriptures to Memorize: Top Ten List for a Young Person

• How to Memorize Scripture

• Worldview Matters: Introduction

• Why Students Fail