Archive for the ‘ Worldview ’ Category

College: Are Parents Getting Their Money’s Worth? Are They Getting “More” Than They Bargained For?

By Jeff Myers This fall about two million American students will leave for college for the first time to receive an education at a yearly cost of $12,000 a year for a public university and up to $50,000 for a private one. Scholarships and grants reduce the cost for most families, but still, the Wall Street [ READ MORE ]

What Do We Tell Our Students About God and the Death of 200,000+?

Soon after the devastating earthquake in Haiti, I sent the following email to my teachers.  Great events (good and bad) present great teaching opportunities. To Faculty and Staff: There are times when a teachable moment presents itself that requires setting aside our planned teaching schedule. I believe the devastating earthquake in Haiti, combined with our relief efforts [ READ MORE ]

The Web Equivalent of Nudists and Should You Commit Web 2.0 Suicide?; Is There a Biblical Framework on Privacy?

Facebook recently irked me.  I am a Facebook user but I am not a heavy user.  I keep up with a few colleagues and friends but mostly I post articles on Facebook that I believe others may find interesting.  I mostly use Facebook so that I can work through the biblical, educational, and social [ READ MORE ]

You Should Sign the Manhattan Declaration-But Be Careful!

If you have not read the Manhattan Declaration, I urge you to do so.  You can click this link The Manhattan Declaration to download a PDF version to read.  It is only nine pages long but well worth reading.  Click here to access the web site for more information and to sign the declaration.  [ READ MORE ]

Ideas Have Histories: Where Postmodernism Came From-Part I

This is part one of two articles on Postmodernism By John Stonestreet, Summit Ministries Postmodernism comes in all kinds of shapes and expressions, and this sort of variety can make it difficult to understand. Further, postmodernism resists categories and distinctions, and this makes it more difficult to nail down as a worldview. There is a larger intellectual [ READ MORE ]

Product or Produce?

This article has been reposted by request.  I love dessert.  One of my favorites is pecan pie.  When I sit down to enjoy a piece of warm pecan pie Ala Mode there are two things that I am careful to do: 1) I eat slowly savoring each mouth watering morsel and 2) I am very [ READ MORE ]

Not So Fast: Is Technology Diminishing Our Quality of Life?

Anyone who has been reading this blog knows that I am an advocate for the appropriate and effective use of technology in our personal lives and in our schools.  I am not a Luddite. Nevertheless, I also share the conviction that technology, like many good things in our lives, can become an obsession and a [ READ MORE ]

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