UPDATE: See end of blog post. At times finding quotes and references in student essays, and even in academic works, can be a bit like the old gameshow Catchphrase. Although on the whole quotations should be clearly referenced, and therefore relatively easily found, there are occasionally those which send you deep…
This post comes from over on http://theridleylog.com where I wrote it as part of a Digital Study Skills seminar that came from the last Structured Pro-crastination post i wrote on the topic last year. I figure its also useful for people who arn’t studying at Ridley and simply want better…
In another follow up to my post on church here, someone referred me to the ideas of Professor J. Smith, of Calvin College. He is a philosopher by background but has some interesting thoughts on the importance of the way we do church/education/everyday life, and how the way we do…
I know the Lord and I trust in Him Therefore I will live as He lives I will imitate Him day and night The depth of my failure overwhelms me I drown in my sorrows, scrambling for help The Lord lifts me up He forgives and restores Therefore I will trust him all the more I…
For my most recent assignment (finished yesterday yay!) I have had to think through what I believe ministry is, my own gifts and passions, how these might influence my choices in ministry and put together a training plan for the next few years. I found the assignment helpful because it helped…
Around college it is currently essay time, with everyone seemingly busy researching and writing, and generally scurrying about in a heightened state of anxiety with the upcoming assessment. So in this current busyness with essays due in the next week I figure the best thing to do is some Pro-crastination1…
