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 who shared her story. Second, I turned to considering the challenges faced by Faculty and Emerging Scholars in "climbing the academic ladder" and what resources from … [Read more...] about Work-life balance
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Education of the Heart and Mind — Santa Ono
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yj4Cbs5l7XM Education of the Heart and Mind. Santa Ono at TEDxEmory (20 min, 30 sec) In this TEDxTalk, Santa Ono, Ph.D., provides a glimpse of his perspective on Education of the Heart and Mind. On Saturday, March 1, the Canadian-American biologist who now serves as the 28th President of the University of Cincinnati (UC) [1] and the Honorary Consul for Japan in Ohio will explore The End of the University? The live videoconferencing will originate from UC with members of … [Read more...] about Education of the Heart and Mind — Santa Ono
Jim Sire on “Finding common ground with someone radically different.” Part II
James W. Sire digs deeper into Micheal Hickerson's Worldview question: How can we find common ground when someone has a radically different worldview from our own? In the previous blog post, I argued that as Christians we know that we share a common ground with all people in that we are all created in the image of God to live in a universe created by a loving, righteous, infinite-personal God. I also said that we agree to and use the universal laws of logic (A is A; A is not not-A; and B is either A or not- A). I … [Read more...] about Jim Sire on “Finding common ground with someone radically different.” Part II
Deploying Vocational Power: Four Pathways
Amy Sherman begins Chapter 8 of Kingdom Calling: Vocational Stewardship for the Common Good (InterVarsity Press, 2011) with a bang! Jesus is actually looking for people He can trust with His power. -- Dallas Willard Faithful vocational stewardship is not only about doing, it's also about being. To deploy their vocational power for the common good, believers must possess a character that handles this power humbly and eschews its misuse. This is why discipling for vocational stewardship involves not only the work … [Read more...] about Deploying Vocational Power: Four Pathways
What do “the righteous” look like in higher education?
He has told you, O man, what is good; and what does the Lord require of you but to do justice, and to love kindness, and to walk humbly with your God? -- Micah 6:8 When it goes well with the righteous, the city rejoices, and when the wicked perish there are shouts of gladness. -- Proverbs 11:10 What do you consider the characteristics of "the righteous," particularly in the area of vocation? How do you (as an individual and as a member of God's people) envision, glimpse, even embody "the righteous" on … [Read more...] about What do “the righteous” look like in higher education?