Archive for March, 2011
Play Ball!!
Thursday, March 31st, 2011Late March and the first days of April have traditionally been the start of baseball season and this year is no different. Today marks, for some, the start of time, especially as life re-emerges from the slumber of winter. As W.P. Kinsella wrote in Shoeless Joe (later turned into the successful film Field of Dreams), [...]
What Wheaton College Did for Me: Paul E. Adolph, M.D.
Monday, March 28th, 2011Dr. Paul E. Adolph ’23 expresses appreciation for his alma mater, published in the July/August, 1966, Wheaton Alumni magazine. Born in Philadelphia soon after the slaughter of many missionaries in China during the Boxer uprising at the turn of the century, my devout Christian parents unostentatiously promised me to the Lord as a future missionary [...]
On My Mind – Mary Hopper
Friday, March 25th, 2011Twenty years ago, the Wheaton Alumni magazine began a series of articles in which Wheaton faculty told about their thinking, their research, or their favorite books and people. Professor of Conducting Mary Hopper was featured in the Spring 1993 issue. As I was driving to the College one day last fall, I tuned in to [...]
“Sports and Faith: stories of the devoted and the devout” published
Monday, March 21st, 2011The Apostle Paul used athletic allusions to communicate the role of the Christian in the world. He used athletic metaphors to describe the Christian life. In his new book, Sports and Faith (Sporting Chance Press, 2011), Pat McCaskey, Senior Director of the Chicago Bears, through a personal memoir looks at the lives of numerous individuals [...]
What Wheaton College Did for Me: Herb Jauchen
Friday, March 18th, 2011This remembrance by Herb Jauchen ’40 is the first in a series published by Wheaton College Alumni magazine, beginning January, 1966. He served as Vice President of Westmont College and Vice President of advertising for Christian Life Publications. Previously he had managed department stores in Oregon for 13 years, following five years in the US [...]
On My Mind – Richard Butman
Wednesday, March 16th, 2011Twenty years ago, the Wheaton Alumni magazine began a series of articles in which Wheaton faculty told about their thinking, their research, or their favorite books and people. Professor of Psychology Richard Butman was featured in the Winter 1992 issue. One of the most satisfying and stimulating aspects of my job at Wheaton is the [...]
What Wheaton College Did for Me: Harold Lindsell
Friday, March 11th, 2011This remembrance by Harold Lindsell appeared in the Wheaton College Alumni Magazine, as part of a series called “What Wheaton College Did for Me.” My life has never been the same for having gone to Wheaton. I came to alma mater having been out of high school and in business for five years. As a [...]