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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...

Meditation, Anyone?

James M. Tour, Professor of Chemistry, Computer Science, Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science, Rice University [April 22, 2013] — In view of today’s pluralism in our country and talk of meditation in more than one context, I want to clarify what I mean...

Handling Problems

Michael Atchison, Biochemistry, Univ. of Pennsylvania [Dec. 3, 2012] Sitting across the desk from me, one of my students was crying.  In her seventh year of the combined-degree VMD-PhD program that I direct at the University of Pennsylvania, she had just broken up...

Out of Control

Phil Bishop Kinesiology University of Alabama [Nov 25, 2012] “It is important to know that there is not just one thing that is causing stress in our lives, but it is a number of things. The key is building in a sense of control-ability in small ways.” Dr. BT, U of X...

Nurture the Heart

Kris Bauman, Senior Military Fellow, Institute for National Strategic Studies, National Defense University [Nov 11, 2012] Is it possible to pursue both the Great Commission and the Great Commandment in the midst of an academic life? Can we see lives transformed by the...

Interruptions

Dan Jensen Professor of  Engineering Mechanics U.S. Air Force Academy [Oct 21, 2012] This morning I was extremely busy.  A student in my current discipleship group unexpectedly stopped by my office. I almost told him that I couldn’t talk right now. Fortunately, the...