Archive for the 'World Events' Category
Posted in Athletics, Belhaven, Christian Faith, Culture, Higher Education, Missions, Roger Parrott, Uncategorized, World Events, Worldview on Oct 19th, 2009 No Comments »
For sometime I’ve been encouraged to take the time to write and share some of the leadership principles that have been important to me through 21 years in the college presidency. As our faculty, and others of you who write know, it takes discipline and it’s sometimes hard to stay in the chair long enough [...]
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Many times when we see news of disasters on TV we want to help, but don’t have a way to respond with help through someone we know and trust to use the money properly.
A friend I’ve worked with in India sent me this email yesterday. If you have a heart to help with the India [...]
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Known as the master wordsmith, William Safire died last week. He was a former speech writer for Richard Nixon, and author of the New York Times column, “On Language”
Some of his clever “rules for writers” included:
If any word is improper at the end of sentence, a linking verb is.
Verbs have to agree with their subjects.
And [...]
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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 [...]
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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 [...]
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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, [...]
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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 [...]
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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 [...]
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While there is lots of doom and gloom about the economy, there are some bright spots that bring good opportunities beyond simply the price of gasoline dropping.
Mortgage rates have never been lower – it is a great time to buy a house, refinance if the cost savings would make it worth the effort, or consider [...]
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Posted in World Events on Nov 7th, 2008 No Comments »
I was encouraged to see this sign at the Walmart gas station on Route 49 in Richland. Hard to believe we now see $2 gas as welcomed sign.
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No matter how you voted, this is a remarkable and historic day.
Now, we come together under the leadership of President Obama, and Christians around the world need to be joining together in prayer for him and the new administration.
Tonight I am drawn to focus on four remarkable characteristics of this significant election:
It is remarkable that in [...]
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Tomorrow is an important day for Americans to vote. That right, as we know it today, is a rather recent addition in history. The History of Voting on the web site ActiVote helps us appreciate the value of voting, and how far we’ve come as a society.
We tend to think that voting is a stable [...]
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Posted in Missions, Uncategorized, World Events on Oct 14th, 2008 Comments Off
Last night I received this email from Belhaven’s friend, Canon Andrew White, the pastor of St. George’s Church in Baghdad – he lives in London, England. He spoke for our Day of Learning two years ago. He is a key leader in the Middle East peace process, both in Iraq and in other conflicts, including [...]
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The Federal Government launched a $700 BILLION rescue plan for the economy. We need wise action during this challenging time to the global economy.
But no one is sure the rescue plan will work – and in light of the stock market drop today below 9,000, the lowest point since May 27, 2003 – at least [...]
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Posted in Belhaven, Uncategorized, World Events on Oct 2nd, 2008 Comments Off
If a hurricane comes into the Gulf of Mexico, Belhaven is likely to be threatened with campuses in Orlando, Houston, and Jackson. Gulf Coast people have to keep an optimistic spirit during hurricane season, and I received this email from Houston that puts a good spin on our region:
You know you’re from the Gulf Coast [...]
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Posted in World Events on Jul 5th, 2008 No Comments »
The WAPT web site reports how to save $3 a gallon on gas. Stuart Kellogg, the General Manager of the ABC affiliate is a member of Belhaven’s Board of Trustees, so it must be true. Stuart completed a Master of Divinity at Wesley Biblical Seminary last year, and he and his wife Beth are especially [...]
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Posted in World Events on Jul 4th, 2008 No Comments »
Winston Churchill, 1947
No one pretends that democracy is perfect or all-wise. Indeed, it has been said that democracy is the worst form of government except all those other forms that have been tried from time to time.
This 90 second video shows the rise of democracy through history:
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Posted in World Events on Jul 2nd, 2008 No Comments »
I’m starting to see gas stations in Jackson pushing up close toward $4 a gallon, and I’m sure we’ll break that threshold soon. That is hitting everyone’s pocketbook. But is it hitting us hard enough to force the world to get serious about renewable fuel alternatives?
If most families drive 12,000 miles a year, and cars [...]
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Posted in World Events on Jul 1st, 2008 No Comments »
George Bush was in town today for a fund raising event for Senator Wicker. I happened to be away from campus at the time they were closing all the roads for his motorcade, and ended up as the ONLY car on Lakeland Drive. If you’re from Jackson, you’ve never seen it that way.
I’ve never met [...]
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Posted in World Events on Jun 18th, 2008 No Comments »
One of Belhaven’s good friends is Cannon Andrew White, who was our Day of Learning speaker two years ago. Andrew is the pastor of St. George’s Church in Baghdad – having ministered there for over ten years (obviously before the war as well as since). He lives in London, and “commutes” to work.
He is the [...]
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