Now for this very reason also, applying all diligence, in your faith supply moral excellence, and in your moral excellence, knowledge . . . - 2 Peter 1:5, NASB, emphasis mine … [Read more...] about Diligence in the Life of the Christian Scholar (Scholar’s Compass)
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Returning to Graduate School – Thoughts by Michael Stell (2)
Part Two – Being a Graduate Student When I entered grad school, I entered with a sense of purpose that was in my mind akin to the idea that the Puritans had of vocation or calling. Attending a Catholic university, I realize that many use the word vocation in strictly religious ways, but the Puritans viewed all of life as religious, and so all of life should be understood as vocation. I had been involved in the vocation of teaching, but not at the place where I felt I was fulfilling my true calling. I was going to … [Read more...] about Returning to Graduate School – Thoughts by Michael Stell (2)
Best Christian Books of All Time Reviews: Knowing God, Pt. I
During the month of March, here at InterVarsity's Emerging Scholars Blog, we offered a distraction away from the tomfoolery of the NCAA and held a little tournament of our own. "What are the best Christian books of all time?" we asked. And you answered. We had hundreds of nominations for works of poetry, fiction, romance. You name it. Some of the books that made it to the bracket surprised me, but what really caught my attention were some of the outcomes of the early rounds. Several of the first round losers were my … [Read more...] about Best Christian Books of All Time Reviews: Knowing God, Pt. I