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Sep 1, 2010 Essay Making the most of college (fifth annual)

Vocation Needs No Justification

Vocations of all sorts are equally important to the work of God in the world, as each one contributes to the common good, to what it is that makes our common welfare a place for more rather than less flourishing. In the life of Dave Kiersznowski and his DEMDACO Corporation, I see this become flesh in his business and life commitments.

Sep 1, 2010 Editorial Making the most of college (fifth annual)

Editorial: Barefoot Scholarship

I have my students read Calvin Seerveld, and I make them take off their shoes in class because, really: when we study God’s world—the tiny creatures under our microscopes, the vast galaxies within which our sun and planet whirl, the ways of men and women selling and buying in markets, the making of love and war and law and sausages—we are in the very presence of God.

Sep 1, 2010 Essay Making the most of college (fifth annual)

Making the most of going back to college

When you are sixty-five years old, going back to school is both formidable and frightening. Here’s my advice for those who, like me, are returning to school later in life.

Sep 1, 2010 Essay Making the most of college (fifth annual)

Inside the Second Black Box

Great leaders are driven not for their own success, but by a sense of purpose for their organization and the people in it. And they possess an all-too-rare humility.

Aug 27, 2010 Uncategorized

Daniel’s Vision

Oil/Canvas 30" x 30" 2009I was researching Michelangelo's masterpiece on the Sistine Chapel ceiling. His colossal work, picturing the creation, fall and redemption of man totally absorbed me. Out of those 300 figures, I was particularly drawn to one individual—the...

Aug 27, 2010 Uncategorized

The Mind is a Spa

Something is happening in the universe outside of, or irrespective of, the human narrative.

Aug 27, 2010 Essay

Necessary for Life

Talking about death is uncomfortable and painful. But, ultimately, it helps us truly live.

Aug 27, 2010 Uncategorized

Rocks and Roads

A month before, I dreamed of climbing difficult problems. Now I dreamed of simply climbing.

Aug 27, 2010 Uncategorized

Week of August 22, 2010

A wunderkammer of discoveries, compiled by Comment and illuminated for our readers' edification and entertainment. We do not necessarily endorse the external content below. Comment friend and author Derek Melleby has, as part of a major initiative with the...

Aug 20, 2010 Uncategorized

Mosaic

Acrylic over digital print 5.75" x 9" 2009The small nuances in color and shape in Mosaic are emblematic of the minutely noticeable and yet powerfully intimate moments of beauty in our lives. I began first with a manipulated digital printout, then laid in watery...

Year: 2010

Vocation Needs No Justification

Editorial: Barefoot Scholarship

Making the most of going back to college

Inside the Second Black Box

Daniel’s Vision

The Mind is a Spa

Necessary for Life

Rocks and Roads

Week of August 22, 2010

Mosaic

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