Sources of Enthusiasm

Historians of American higher education note that in the last third of the nineteenth century two things happened when colleges introduced intercollegiate ...

Delayed Recognition

On a plaque marking Abraham Lincoln's birthplace near Hodgenville, Kentucky, is recorded this scrap of conversation:

"Any news down t' the ...

Spiritual Awakening?

Sermons affect different people in different ways: some rise to go greatly strengthened; some awake greatly rested.

The Advantage of a Botanist

We just hired a new associate pastor--Olive is her name, a remarkable woman from Illinois--who will lead our congregation in thinking of mission and outreach. ...

Distractions

I throw myself down in my chamber, and I call in and invite God and his angels thither, and when they are there, I neglect God and his angels, for the ...

The Importance of the Personal Touch

Jerry Rice, who plays for football's San Francisco 49ers, is considered by many experts the best receiver in the NFL. Interviewers from Black Entertainment ...

How Long Is Too Long?

I do not think we should use television as the measure of all attention spans. I have heard people of all ages listen for hours as a speaker or two gives ...

Attention Expresses Love

One of the greatest expressions of love is simply to notice people and to pay attention to them.

Bluegills Used As Early Detectors of Toxins

A new, highly efficient system is being used by San Francisco and New York City to detect the presence of toxins in a city's water supply, a possible ...