You don’t want to be like Winnie-the-Pooh, do you? Well, maybe it’s good to be like him in his joy, his friendships, and his love of a simple life — but when it comes to metrics, he really is a bear of Very Little Brain. Continue reading Winnie-the-Pooh, Metrics, and VOI →

At the 2012 HighEdWeb Conference, I present a poster session, “Why I Left Higher Ed — and Why You Should Stay.” For those who want to follow up on some of the resources (or who couldn’t be present), here they are. Continue reading “Why I Left Higher Ed” — Extra Resources →

After you read Mark 2:1-12, think about these questions:

With regard to the paralytic’s friends:

Which people do you know who need to be brought to Jesus?

With regard to the paralytic himself:

What areas of your life need Jesus’ healing?

With regard to the crowd:

In what ways do you hope to witness or observe Jesus’ power?

Written by Ann Boyd, January 2011, for microchurch

The real world and its fate have gone unrecognized on the academic curriculum.

— Alistair McIntyre, quoted by Eric Miller