In the humanities, there are sound reasons for sticking with the traditional model of the large lecture course combined with small weekly discussion sections. Lectures are essential for teaching the humanities’ most basic skills: comprehension and reasoning, skills whose value extends beyond the classroom to the essential demands of working life and citizenship.   Before... Continue Reading

The Episcopal Church is affiliated with the larger worldwide Anglican Communion, the world’s third-largest Christian denomination, which is discussing whether it can remain unified amid divisions over sexuality and other issues. A large percentage of Anglicanism is thriving in the developing world, where more-conservative leaders have been unhappy with the Episcopal Church.   Bishop Michael... Continue Reading

Quite simply put, most of us want to think of holiness in some abstract form and keep it at a safe distance. We want holiness that comes in a weekend conference so that we can leave and go back to our unholy lives afterwards. We want a small sermon on holiness, and then more messages... Continue Reading

“The PCA affirms the inerrancy of Scripture and places a high value on biblical preaching and worship. This is because we believe the Bible is our only infallible rule of faith and practice. By the design of the Holy Spirit, all that is necessary for a life of godliness are within its pages.”   This... Continue Reading

Yet it was Mom herself who reassured me the most. Through she was sleeping a great deal following surgery, our interactions had some bright spots. When I asked her at one point if she was afraid, she replied, “No, because God is with me.”   One of the heart wrenching decisions I had to make... Continue Reading

Mr. Mindeman joined the Covenant community as director of library services in 2002, and has served with faithful excellence since that time. Under the guidance and direction of Mr. Mindeman, Covenant’s Kresge Memorial Library became the eleventh library in the world to go live with the Online Computer Library Center’s cloud-based integrated operating system, WorldShare Management... Continue Reading

If you have never had a problem with sleeping, you are blessed.  However, don’t be proud about it because things can sometimes change quickly and unexpectedly.  Your first confrontation with a sleepless night may be a crisis, but take hope, there is help.  Don’t blame it on a lack of faith.  Sometimes you just have... Continue Reading

We would see fewer headlines about scandal and malfeasance, and we could get our actions to better match our expectations, if we tempered our moral overconfidence with some moral humility. When we recognize that the vast majority of us overestimate our ability to do the right thing, we can take constructive steps to limit our... Continue Reading

“The most disturbing facet of this ubiquitous childhood disorder is an utter lack of empathy,” Mateo said. “These people—if you can even call them that—deliberately violate every social norm without ever pausing to consider how their selfish behavior might affect others. It’s as if they have no concept of anyone but themselves.” [Editor’s Spoiler Alert:... Continue Reading

“The traditional doctrine of hell is currently undergoing significant challenges from both within and without the church. Many question the reality of hell outright, while many others opt toward annihiliationism—the belief that the damned won’t suffer eternally but will instead have their consciousness extinguished at some point.”   The doctrine of hell is the most difficult aspect... Continue Reading