Posted in Belhaven, World Events on Aug 31st, 2009 No Comments »
Later this week I will release the details of our campus plan to help us prepare for the H1N1 flu that is already hitting many schools and colleges. Thanks to many of you who shared insights to be considered as we’ve built this plan.
With a widespread pandemic possible, the experts agree that the best things [...]
Posted in Belhaven on Aug 28th, 2009 1 Comment »
I always feel the peace of God when I walk through the center of our campus. What a marvelous place the Lord has given us to enjoy every day. It is our “Haven” in spirit and in our physical surroundings.
This new photograph by Bryant Butler, with help from Ricky White and Kevin Taylor who loaned [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Aug 26th, 2009 2 Comments »
I had the joy of preaching for the first chapel of the year on Tuesday this week. As I’ve done every year, I used the text from our year’s theme verse: He led me to a place of safety; He rescued me because He delights in me. Psalm 18:19
A few of the ideas of emphasis from [...]
Posted in Belhaven, Higher Education, Uncategorized on Aug 25th, 2009 3 Comments »
I’ve just received the fall enrollment numbers and they look wonderful, with a total enrollment reaching nearly 3,000 students.
Few private colleges have gained in enrollment this year, and we are up 15% overall, and have increased nearly 5% among our traditional age students on the Jackson campus.
Our adult programs in Jackson, Memphis, Orlando, and Houston [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Aug 22nd, 2009 No Comments »
I ran into one of our alumni, Joseph Gordy (’05 Biblical Studies major and Business minor) who is the service manager of Car Care Clinic on I-55 Frontage Road, just north of Meadowbrook Drive. He runs a complex organization and told me about the significant ministry he has of share Christ with so many employees and [...]
Posted in Belhaven, Higher Education on Aug 21st, 2009 5 Comments »
We are developing a plan to take proper precautions against the spread of H1N1. As you know, schools and even colleges are especially vulnerable to the spread of this flu. We want to be cautious, but not alarmist in protecting ourselves should some among us get this flu.
We were one of the first to order [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Aug 20th, 2009 1 Comment »
I heard that our football team all went together to the Sunday morning service at Pinelake Church this past week.
They took up 15 rows!
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Posted in Culture, Higher Education, World Events, Worldview on Aug 20th, 2009 1 Comment »
Each fall the humanities department of Beloit College attempts to help academics understand the incoming first year students with its “Mindset List” which reflects what the class of freshmen will have experienced, or don’t know.
It is always interesting and sobering to read this list – and makes lots of us feel older than we wish [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Aug 18th, 2009 No Comments »
Here is a preview of the fall chapel calendar. We will distribute it during the first chapel on Tuesday next week:
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Posted in Culture, World Events on Aug 18th, 2009 1 Comment »
Y.E. Yang impressively won the PGA Championship on Sunday. It wasn’t that Tiger Woods lost the tournament, but clearly the Korean player beat him with a remarkable eagle on #14, and an incredibly difficult approach shot on 18 to secure the win. (Mr. Yang’s second round started with 4 bogies on the first 5 holes, [...]
Posted in Belhaven, Christian Faith on Aug 15th, 2009 No Comments »
This afternoon I had the joy to share with all our new students and their parents. Several asked for the outline of the challenge to them, and so here it is:
DEVELOP A PATTERN OF PERSISTENCE
Plan a purpose not a path for your life
1. God called you here, and God never calls us to failure
2. [...]
Posted in Belhaven on Aug 15th, 2009 No Comments »
This afternoon at 3:30 we will welcome about 225 new students to our first year class. They start today, but the goal of their coming to Belhaven is not to just start, but to finish.
So the date that is most important is not today, but their graduation date:
May 11, 2013
Let’s all be praying, working, helping, [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Aug 14th, 2009 No Comments »
This week we signed a “sister school” partnership with Sungkyul University in Seoul Korea. President Jeong was with us for our opening service of dedication for the school year, and he will shared more about Sungkyul with our faculty and staff at our Campus Celebration.
This relationship opens the door for us to exchange students and [...]
Posted in Culture on Aug 14th, 2009 No Comments »
Les Paul died yesterday at the age of 94. He was one of the most remarkable innovators in music, as well as an incredible guitarist.
He was the first to develop the electric guitar, although others take credit as well. Today a “Les Paul” made by Gibson is the cream of the crop in guitars.
More [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Aug 13th, 2009 No Comments »
As one who tends to stay up far too late sending emails, I’ve been interested in the number of stories I’ve seen about sleep issues during the past few weeks.
Here are some facts to consider — sleep on them and see what you think.
People who suffer from insomnia take sick days twice as often as [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Aug 11th, 2009 No Comments »
I hosted our 35 Resident Assistants (students) Resident Directors (staff) who provide leadership for our residence halls. This is one of my favorite events every year, and this morning was no different. What a great group.
I had the chance to share with them some plans for the new year. And most importantly thanked them for [...]
Posted in Higher Education on Aug 11th, 2009 No Comments »
The loss of billions of dollars in Harvard’s endowment has sent the University into the type of stewardship that we in the real world of higher education have to cope with all the time.
I read the other day that just in their school of Arts and Sciences they need to cut $220 million from the [...]
Posted in Missions, World Events on Aug 10th, 2009 3 Comments »
I received this email a few minutes ago from one of my friends at Elam. I trust you’ll join me in supporting these two women with prayer for God’s strength in this battle to stand for their faith in Christ.
Dear friends,
In a dramatic session before the revolutionary court yesterday (Sunday August 9) in Tehran, Maryam [...]
Posted in Belhaven on Aug 6th, 2009 No Comments »
Where did the summer go?
Seems like yesterday that I was standing on the commencement platform singing the alma mater and thinking about the great summer ahead – books to read, golf to play, trout to catch, projects to complete.
That didn’t work out so well, as every day all summer seemed to fly by.
Two rounds of [...]