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Work-life balance

July 10, 2014 by Tom Grosh IV No Comments

A just balance and scales are the Lord’s; all the weights in the bag are his work. — Proverbs 16:11 Thank-you to my colleague James for bringing Thoughts on Law Prof Work-Life Imbalance From Those Left Behind” by Paul Caron, Pepperdine University School of Law (TaxProf Blog, 7/8/2014) to my attention. My first response was praying for the spouse […]

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Filed Under: Christ and the Academy Tagged With: academic ladder, balance, Head Heart Hands, law professor, spouse

Returning to Graduate School – Thoughts by Michael Stell (3)

December 9, 2013 by Michael J. Stell, MATS No Comments

Part Three: Should I Attend Grad School? Or What was I thinking? What counsel would I give someone who is considering grad school? First, think about it in terms of vocation. If your vocation, or expanding your vocation requires you to attend grad school, then I think it is definitely something that should be considered. […]

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Filed Under: Christ and the Academy, Transitions Tagged With: balance, classroom, expectations, formation, graduate student, online education, phd, Returning to Graduate School, Returning to Graduate School – Thoughts by Michael Stell, spiritual formation, vocation

Juggling the demands of higher ed

February 9, 2012 by Tom Grosh IV No Comments

If you haven’t had the 3+ hours necessary to watch the Youtube video of the Vanderbilt Town Meeting (1/31/2012), then I recommend this 6 minute and forty second highlight video At present I don’t have more to add to Prayerful consideration & Discussion: Vanderbilt Town Mtg. (2/2/2012), except to encourage you to gather with friends to process through your […]

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Filed Under: Christ, Christ and the Academy, The Purpose of Education Tagged With: accountability, balance, change, College vs. Grad School, initiation process, juggling, medical school, tips for grad school, Vanderbilt University, What I Wish I'd Known About Graduate School

What I Wish I’d Known: Balancing Life and Graduate School

August 16, 2011 by Hannah Eagleson 4 Comments

Worship. Community. Rest. Accountability. Fun. . . .

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Filed Under: Christ and the Academy, Completing Your PhD, Tips for Grad School, What I Wish I'd Known About Graduate School Tagged With: academic culture, balance, community, graduate school, graduate students, rest, sabbath, sabbath-keeping

What is Your Spiritual Season?

November 18, 2010 by Tom Grosh IV No Comments

As we celebrate Thanksgiving and prepare to enter Advent, in what spiritual season do you find yourself? My friend is in winter*. I rejoice that we do not live in a reality where it is always Winter and never Spring.

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Filed Under: Advent, Christ and the Academy, Christian Thought and Practice Tagged With: Advent, balance, Mark Buchanan, spiritual formation, Spiritual Rhythm, Spiritual Season, Thanksgiving, Winter

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