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Lost (2 Min Video)
Alone. Directionless. Isolated. To be lost in a forest is disorienting. You see everything and nothing. Watch and hear my retelling of “Lost in the Forest” by Francis Schaeffer to find your way out. There is hope for a map, a guide, and a hut. Mark is President of The Comenius Institute (website), spends … Read more
Truth in Two Introduction
At Comenius we are excited to announce… A brand new video series. Each week we will create a new, 2-minute video. In each video I will explain a simple Christian truth in two minutes. Our introductory video is about the word “truth” and Harvard University. The first episode, immediately following, gives a bit of background … Read more
Perseverance: My Personal Experience
Mark is President of The Comenius Institute (website), spends time with Christian young people in public university (1 minute video), hosts a weekly radio program with diverse groups of guests (1 minute video), interprets culture from a Christian vantage point (1 minute video) Picture credit: snappygoat.com, wikipedia.com, librivox.org
Injustice
INJUSTICE should produce two questions: (1) Could you live with it? (2) Now what will you do? “Civil War Literature and Culture” is an IUPUI class I have been privileged to take this semester with the brilliant professor, Jane Schultz. One of our earliest readings was from Rebecca Harding Davis’s “Life in the Iron-Mills.” [Listen … Read more
BENEFICENCE
“Doing good” has its source in The Good God. “Beneficence” – giving for the good of others. The cultural mandate (Gen 1.28-29) can be defined as God’s intention for humanity was to manage and conserve, not use and abuse, the creation. Both production from and preservation of earth’s resources are possible. God’s beneficence shows God’s … Read more
HOW TO THINK REVIEW (ALAN JACOBS)
Read this book! Research is the deliberation of the owl. Research is the spider’s methodical construction of her web. Research is the beaver building his dam, branch by branch. Research is the cat surveying her territory, still, silent, awaiting the opportunity to pounce. Masters and doctoral work demands these and other zoomorphic metaphors of care, … Read more
Campus Episodes (Part Four)
“So many are so depressed!” A remark from a student tutor created a discussion about why college students may be depressed. A few at the lunch table began to offer suggestions toward help. “What if you created a short questionnaire? The questions might prompt student reflection and an opportunity for practical suggestions.” The discussion … Read more
Faith-Learning Integration
How it all began. The Practice of Faith-Learning Integration A frantic phone call. A quick visit at my door. A conversation at lunch. An emailed question. “I’m showing the periodic table today, what biblical principles should I teach?” “Is there anything to say from a Christian perspective about The Giver which is on our … Read more
Radio Interview: “Serving Christian College Students through Comenius”
Radio Interview: “Serving Christian College Students through Comenius” (Mark Eckel on Moody Radio – 3/20/18)