I and my sons are big Golden State Warriors fans, since I was born in San Francisco, raised in the East Bay, and brainwashed my boys to love California teams over Chicago. It was a…
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On the Road at Cornell University
I don’t mean to stay away from blogging but I’m in New York right now, putting on my father’s cap, supporting my oldest son as he explores the Cornell University campus. It’s a very nice…
Proposals, Panels, and Exams
The end of February through early March has been a tough dry spell from blogging. I have several half-finished posts in the queue but have been delayed with: 1) grading 35 undergraduate papers, 2) grading…
Bill Maher on the Heart of the (Christian) Liberal Arts Education
Normally I don’t click anything on the tab “popular on youtube,” but one feature video clip caught my eye because it highlighted my undergrad alma mater U.C. Berkeley (Go Bears!). I entered Berkeley as a…
Déjà vu… Teaching Undergraduates Again
In case anyone is wondering why I’m adding some post-script assignments to select blog posts, well, I’m slotted to teach an undergraduate class for the Biblical and Theological Studies Department at North Park University this…
Why Matthew Henry Is Not a Good Go-To Commentary for Theology Students
As I am neck-deep with papers to read this entire week, I thought I would make a short remark on the commentaries that seminarians sometimes use as resources for their papers. Taken from an advertisement…