WTS Bookstore has a great sale right now on case quantity ESV Bibles of all shapes and sizes: 45-67% off. If the Bibles at your church are falling apart, now's the time to restock. This one is ideal as a pew Bible ($6.59 each). Or for children's Sunday School classes, you can get a case of 24 paperback ESV Bibles for $3.50 each. And for outreach you can buy 240 economy Bibles for $1 each. Check out the full list of Bibles on sale. NOTE: WTS Books is required to charge sales tax on case quantity shipments to CA, GA, KY, WA, LA, NJ, MI, RI, MA, NC, TN, IL, OH, or PA. To make your … [Read more...] about Great Sale on ESV Bibles
Death by Degrees
This article requires a slow, careful reading. It offers a devastating and provocative critique of modern higher education and, in particular, the ranking of schools which leads to something of a caste system. A few excerpts: "As union jobs have disappeared, participation in the labor force, the political system, and cultural affairs is increasingly regulated by professional guilds that require their members to spend the best years of life paying exorbitant tolls and kissing patrician rings." "Like the market for skin care products, the market for credentials is inexhaustible: as the … [Read more...] about Death by Degrees
The Discovery of the Higgs Boson
Joe Carter answers the question that's been keeping many of you up at night: What is the "God particle"? "God particle" is the nickname for the Higgs boson, a particle that was proposed in the 1960s by British physicist Peter Higgs as a way of explaining why other particles have mass. Theoretically, the Higgs particle is responsible for mass, without which there would be no gravity---and no universe. Carter goes on to address where this odd term came from, how the particle is related to the Big Bang theory, and whether the discovery of the Higgs Boson (a.k.a., "God particle") is evidence … [Read more...] about The Discovery of the Higgs Boson
Reducing Costs in Higher Education
Governor Scott Walker of Wisconsin, fresh from his political victory earlier this summer, has set his sights on lowering higher education costs. Last Tuesday, the Governor unveiled the University of Wisconsin Flexible Degree Program. Walker announced: The unique self-paced, competency-based model will allow students to start classes anytime and earn credit for what they already know. Students will be able to demonstrate college-level competencies based on material they already learned in school, on the job, or on their own, as soon as they can prove that they know it. By taking advantage … [Read more...] about Reducing Costs in Higher Education
Switching Jobs: How to Decide?
There's every indication that changing jobs is becoming more common in our economy. How should post-college Christians respond to desires or opportunities to switch jobs or careers? That's the topic of my latest Boundless article, in which I unpack four principles to guide us in making this decision. Here's the opening: Once upon a time people grew up, finished school, entered their profession and eventually retired on an employer-provided pension after many years of faithful service. For most jobs, pensions are a thing of the past. So is spending your career with a single employer. These … [Read more...] about Switching Jobs: How to Decide?
Patriotism is a Good Thing
A good post by Brett McCracken on the virtue of simple patriotism: Patriotism is more existential than ideological, I think. It’s less about propagandistic justification for “exceptionalism-oriented” foreign policy (though it can be this) than it is a natural feeling of admiration and nostalgia for the place we call home. It’s the thankfulness we feel for the particular nuances of the world that reared us: the culture (in America: jazz, baseball, the national parks, pretty much everything Ken Burns has documented in his films), the history (1776, Abraham Lincoln, Buzz Aldrin and so on), … [Read more...] about Patriotism is a Good Thing