http://president.blogs.covenant.edu President's Blog Wed, 14 May 2008 23:35:20 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en As I mentioned in my last blog posting, our 2008 commencement is upon us. Two days after our middle son and his classmates graduate from Covenant, Kathleen and I will depart with a wonderful group of first-year students for south India, where we will spend two weeks watching, learning ... http://president.blogs.covenant.edu/2008/04/28/prayers-for-a-mission-to-india/ With our 2008 Commencement less than three weeks away, I am keenly aware of the excitement and nervousness that grip our graduating seniors (and their parents!). Covenant has provided the context for mind-stretching, relationship-building, discipline-creating, gospel-orienting study and life. Now it’s time to move into the next stage ... http://president.blogs.covenant.edu/2008/04/14/free-to-choose-boldly/ Over this past weekend (March 27-29), we hosted our Campus Preview Weekend for prospective students and their families. With such weekends in both fall and spring semesters, CPW provides the opportunity for them to get to know us just a bit – to attend classes, stay on residence halls, ... http://president.blogs.covenant.edu/2008/03/31/reading-and-writing-well/ Two views of the future of religion in the world are vying for our favor. Of course this is too simple: There is a well-populated continuum of opinion about what lies ahead, and there are numerous distinctions, both obvious and subtle, among even those perspectives which agree in ... http://president.blogs.covenant.edu/2008/03/20/the-future-of-religion-in-the-world/ Our middle son Dan is a senior at Covenant, and has greatly enjoyed his years of study, living on campus, playing intercollegiate basketball and tennis, frequently leading our singing in chapel, and getting to know a grand group of friends. After much searching, Dan decided to major in interdisciplinary studies, selecting ... http://president.blogs.covenant.edu/2008/02/26/interdisciplinary-studies/ On Tuesday last week (Feb. 5), we set aside our regular schedule for our Day of Prayer. Twice a year, once during the fall semester and once during the spring, the Covenant College community gathers in various groups and settings throughout the day to focus on the ministry of ... http://president.blogs.covenant.edu/2008/02/12/prayer/ As many individuals, churches, and organizations recognized Sanctity of Human Life Day on Sunday, January 20, news reports reminded us of the horrendous death toll of 50 million lives taken in the United States since Roe v. Wade in 1973. At the same time we have recently heard that ... http://president.blogs.covenant.edu/2008/01/28/sanctity-of-human-life/ After a Christmas holiday break from blogging, I’m delighted to be back at it. Happy New Year! Some of you may have seen the November 11 60 Minutes, a program entitled “The ‘Millennials’ Are Coming.” Host Morley Safer took his viewers on a quick tour of the rising generation ... http://president.blogs.covenant.edu/2008/01/15/millennials/ Some of you will be familiar with Michael Lindsay’s recently published Faith in the Halls of Power: How Evangelicals Joined the American Elite. Lindsay is a member of the department of sociology at Rice University, and this book is a thoroughly researched and clearly written account of the ... http://president.blogs.covenant.edu/2007/12/10/evangelical-leaders-and-ecclesiology/ Virtually every college or university touts its capabilities to produce leaders, men and women who will provide vision, energy, and competence to transform society and culture in some way or other. In recent years, Christian colleges have been especially interested in this focus, and some have even made this the ... http://president.blogs.covenant.edu/2007/11/26/an-ordinary-purpose/