Archive for March, 2013
Dr. Howard Hendricks
Wednesday, March 27th, 2013Howard G. Hendricks, longtime professor at Dallas Theological Seminary, died on February 20, 2013, at age 88. In addition to writing, classroom teaching and conference speaking, he mentored such Evangelical leaders as Tony Evans, Joseph Stowell, Chuck Swindoll, David Jeremiah and Erwin Lutzer. Hendricks, interviewed by The Dallas Morning News in 2003, remarked, “You’re looking [...]
If Mugg Were Pope…
Monday, March 25th, 2013Evidently, no one asked Malcolm Muggeridge what he would do were he suddenly elevated to the papal throne; nonetheless, the indomitable journalist, not even Catholic at the time, offers his fantasies on the prospect. “If I Were Pope…” appeared in The National Review, June 9, 1978, the so-called “year of three popes,” during which Pope [...]
When God Moves
Wednesday, March 20th, 201318 years ago this week the Wheaton College Revival of 1995 transpired on campus. The following historical account was transcribed from the Wheaton College Alumni Magazine, Spring 1995. —————————— by Dr. Stephen B. Kellough ’70, Chaplain Our Lord has poured out his love in a dramatic way. Throughout the history of Wheaton College, God has [...]
Blessed are the Merciful
Monday, March 18th, 2013by Dr. Zondra Lindblade ’55 The great blue heron is perfectly camouflaged against the lakeshore pines. The green caterpillar is protectively colored on the begonia leaf. Camouflaged treasures are everywhere, but experienced northwoods eyes see beyond the pines and begonias to recognize the disguised. In many ways, a “sociological imagination” resembles northwoods eyes and wilderness [...]
Dr. C. Everett Koop and Wheaton College
Friday, March 8th, 2013Dr. Charles Everett Koop, former Surgeon General of the United States, died on February 25, 2013, at age 96. Sporting a crisp, double-breasted military uniform, Amish beard and stern aspect, he was an instantly recognizable father-figure during the 1980s, his expert eye continually examining the health trends of the nation. President Ronald Reagan, recognizing Koop’s [...]
The Faith That Informs Learning
Wednesday, March 6th, 2013by Dr. Carl F.H. Henry ’38, M.A. ’41, Litt.D.’68 What earlier generations considered a noble evangelical endeavor–the integration of faith and learning–now easily deteriorates into an academic cliche that obscures essentials of the Christian view. Faith becomes a rubber word. It accommodates so many options that it readily invites the notion of faith in faith. [...]