Tonight, 60 Minutes featured a story I reported on a year ago: Peter Thiel, a billionaire venture capitalist who co-founded PayPal and was an early investor in Facebook, has become a major critic of traditional higher education. He started a contest for budding entrepreneurs called 20 under 20. If you're finishing high school, or you've done some college, but are still less than 20 years old, and you have a great idea for a technological innovation that could benefit society in a major way, you can apply for a chance to win $100,000 to drop out of college and pursue your innovation. Twenty … [Read more...] about Dropping out: Is college worth the cost?
Archives for 2012
How to Thrive in College
My guest post at the Desiring God blog: College should be a temporary season of academic preparation and personal growth to propel a lifetime of effective service to God and neighbor. It should be a launching pad into all that goes with responsible Christian adulthood. Yet for some it’s a time when they abandon the Christian faith, displaying that they never really belonged to Christ (1 John 2:19). For others, their faith remains intact, but they waste their college years with video games, partying, and other frivolities — an expensive vacation funded by Mom, Dad, and (often) debilitating … [Read more...] about How to Thrive in College
Ken Sande to Step Down from Peacemaker Ministries
Ken Sande, author of Peacemaker: A Biblical Guide to Resolving Personal Conflict and related titles, writes: I’ve had the privilege of serving as president of this wonderful ministry for 30 years. There is nothing I would have rather devoted so much of my life to. But as Solomon wisely observed, there is a time and season—a beginning and an end—for every activity under heaven. With this in mind, our Board of Directors and I have been discussing for several years my eventual transition from leadership. Last June we began a dialogue with a consultant to assist us in mapping out a formal … [Read more...] about Ken Sande to Step Down from Peacemaker Ministries
Shift in Evangelical Opinion on Same-Sex Marriage
An interesting article in Christianity Today from Tobin Grant and Sarah Pulliam Bailey, which contains these two graphs. It seems that born-again evangelicals have (on a whole) less opposition to same-sex marriage today then non-Christians had in 1988. But some of it depends on how the question is asked. See the article. [The graphs enlarge if you click on them.] … [Read more...] about Shift in Evangelical Opinion on Same-Sex Marriage
Biola University Releases Statement on Human Sexuality
Biola University has released a statement on human sexuality, which was in preparation over the last 18 months, along with a letter from President Covey (dated May 10, 2012). It is reported that this statement is (in some sense) a response to a group known as The Biola Queer Underground, a group which describes itself as "a group of like-minded LGBTQ (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer) students and allies who have formed a private underground community in which we share our life struggles, as well as our love and support for one another." The group has responded to this … [Read more...] about Biola University Releases Statement on Human Sexuality
Mark Dever and Albert Mohler on Same-Sex Marriage
Clear-headed explanations and helpful counsel on avoiding extremes on this sensitive issue: HT: Z via JT … [Read more...] about Mark Dever and Albert Mohler on Same-Sex Marriage