Posted in Education on Oct 13th, 2008 1 Comment »
I hear now and then about a Christian who has chosen a life verse. It is a verse that serves as a brief statement of his or her life purpose. In the chapel service on campus today, Matt Herbster shared Psalm 78:4, 6-7, which are verses that he has claimed as driving his purpose [...]
Posted in Education on Sep 5th, 2008 No Comments »
A while ago, I was amazed to learn that one of my friends, who is also a colleague, sends a small birthday gift to each of his students. And he has hundreds of students.
I try to avoid measuring success by comparing myself to others, but learning about my friend has reminded me that I [...]
Posted in Personal on Aug 30th, 2008 No Comments »
This morning, I met with a group of friends to discuss a book that we read. This meeting was planned a month in advance, and we’ll meet next month to talk about another read. At the start of the meeting, we decided what book we’ll read for the following month and devoted the [...]
