Feb 1, 2015
How often have you had this internal conversation? I’m behind. Again. The items on my “To Do” rival the number of freshmen in my lecture classes. My time is not my own. I don’t like the pace of my life—so little time for people. So little time for God. I’m not sure...
Dec 11, 2014
Jeremy McNeese vividly remembers the first time he met Dr. Doug Dotterweich. In his freshman economics class at East Tennessee State University, Dr. Dotterweich began with, “I am a follower of Jesus, and I would love to talk about that if you are interested.” “That,”...
Nov 26, 2014
The Better Story A Good Story There is one story I know better than any other. This story is dear to my heart, and I give time and energy to developing it every day. It has happy moments, and sad, and even tragic ones. I think about this story constantly, and...
Nov 26, 2014
Preparing Our Replacements Even as new Assistant Professors, down deep inside, we know that we will not be here forever. An abundance of Scripture affirms the brevity of life, and a career of 30 years passes quickly. As profs we have the privilege, and the...
Nov 26, 2014
Simple Ways to Be Missional How do we as faculty engage mission as a way of life? It’s not as hard as you might think. Here’s some suggestions garnered from several articles on cultivating missional habits into our lives (see links at bottom of the page). Simply...
Nov 26, 2014
I can do this! It’s funny how we can feel so confident in some areas and so fearful in other areas. While we are highly competent and confident in some arenas of experience and knowledge, we hesitate to volunteer where we have less experience and...
