A Stanford University research study that came out in August 2009: People who are regularly bombarded with several streams of electronic information do not pay attention, control their memory or switch from one job to another as well as those who prefer to complete one task at a time. Related to this, see Nicholas Carr's July/August 2008 Atlantic article Is Google Making Us Stupid? and my 2011 Modern Reformation article "Coming of Age in the Facebook Age" (subscription required). This matter is also discussed in Thriving at College. … [Read more...] about Stanford University Study on Multi-Tasking: We’re Bad At It
Archives for May 2010
Steve Lawson in Fremont, CA this September
Pastor Steve Lawson will be speaking at the topic of Expository Preaching this September 13-14 at a conference hosted by Mission Peak Baptist Church in Fremont, CA. Here's the schedule: Session 1 - The Power of Scripture in Expository Preaching Session 2 - What is Expository Preaching? Session 3 - Biblical Examples of Expository Preaching Session 4 - Question and Answer Session Session 5 - Ten Steps in Building an Expository Sermon Session 6 - The Church Built on Expository Preaching The registration fee is $60 from now until June 30. After that, it goes up to $75. … [Read more...] about Steve Lawson in Fremont, CA this September
Professors Obama and Kagan
Michael Barone, senior political analyst for The Washington Examiner, delineates some of the similarities, which belie the notion that Kagan is a moderate. His closing thoughts: The one issue on which Kagan has voiced strong opinions is the ban on open gays in the military -- a stand pretty much universally held on campuses, but on which the nation beyond is divided. In barring military recruiters from Harvard Law School, she condemned "the military's discriminatory recruitment policy," "the military's discriminatory employment policy" and "the military's policy." But it is not the military's … [Read more...] about Professors Obama and Kagan
Rescuing Ambition – Dave Harvey – $5 for 48 hrs
This new book by Dave Harvey (with a foreword by C.J. Mahaney) sounds like a fantastic resource on a much-neglected topic: the role of ambition in the Christian life. For just the next 48 hours, WTS Books is offering this new book for only $5 (67% off). Just a few of the endorsements: “In Rescuing Ambition, Dave Harvey distinguishes ambition for the glory of God, which is good, from ambition for the glory of self, which is bad. But godly ambition doesn’t exist in a vacuum, so Harvey helps us see how it is intertwined with humility, contentment, faith, and above all, the gospel. Dave Harvey … [Read more...] about Rescuing Ambition – Dave Harvey – $5 for 48 hrs
R.C. Sproul: Introducing The College at Ligonier Academy
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The Ten Most Profitable College Majors
Just in terms of salary prospects: 1. Engineering 2. Economics 3. Physics 4. Computer Science 5. Statistics 6. Biochemistry 7. Mathematics 8. Construction Management 9. Information Systems 10. Geology Apparently, blogging didn't make the list. … [Read more...] about The Ten Most Profitable College Majors