Posted in Higher Education on Mar 24th, 2009 No Comments »
. . . and then we wonder what is happening to our country, when colleges not only allow binge drinking, but enable it, i.e. the 100 college presidents who signed a call to lower the drinking age to 18.
God’s heart must break over for an entire generation of American college students who have their priorities [...]
Posted in Belhaven, Christian Faith, Higher Education, World Events on Mar 22nd, 2009 No Comments »
Five weeks after the horrific accident our friend, Stuart Irby, woke up from his coma on Friday. I received a call from Cal Wells who had just left the hospital and was overwhelmed at the remarkable difference in Stuart. Stuart’s assistant, Sylvia Gore called me Saturday and invited me to come see him.
When I arrived [...]
Posted in Belhaven on Mar 11th, 2009 No Comments »
This is the time of year we all dread…..the two or three first hot days when all the pollen seems to pop out all at once and covers everything in yellow. Hopefully it will rain tonight, because it never seems to go away until we get a good rain.
This is also the time of year [...]
Posted in Belhaven, Higher Education on Mar 9th, 2009 No Comments »
I get so spoiled by our wonderful faculty and staff, and their deep commitment to Christ and to our students, that I sometimes forget what the rest of higher education is like. This story from the University of Florida is a jarring reminder of the difference in spirit, calling, values, and integrity of our faculty [...]
Posted in Culture, Higher Education on Mar 5th, 2009 No Comments »
I grew up with the Beatles and loved them (even won the “Beatle impersonation contest in 5th grade – I was John). But a Master’s Degree in the Beatles????
Liverpool Hope University has announced a new master’s degree program: The Beatles, Popular Music and Society, the first of its kind in the world.
The new course, [...]